DNA and RNA Review

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What makes up the sides of the DNA twisted ladder?

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Sugar and phosphate.

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What is the process by which one DNA molecule forms two DNA molecules?

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Replication.

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What does DNA code for?

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All of the above (makes mRNA which makes proteins, your traits like eye color, to make cell parts).

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What are specific sections of DNA called?

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Genes.

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Who came up with the DNA model?

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Crick and Watson.

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is the role of RNA in protein synthesis?

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RNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation?

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The process of converting mRNA into a protein.