DNA

Front

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

Back

The order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases.

Front

Guanine bonds with ______________.

Back

Cytosine.

Front

Bundled up, organized DNA is called a _____________.

Back

Chromosome.

Front

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of adenine present is always equal to the amount of _________.

Back

Thymine.

Front

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

Back

Nucleus.

Front

What are the building blocks of DNA called?

Back

Nucleotides.

Front

What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

Front

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

Back

Double helix.

Front

What is the function of DNA?

Back

To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What is a gene?

Back

A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein.