Unit 2 Review Flashcardziz

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What do tigers, tiger sharks, and tiger lilies have in common?

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They all have DNA nucleotides made that contain A, T, C, & G.

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What is semi-conservative replication in DNA replication?

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Part of the original DNA is used to create each of the new DNA strands.

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Which biomolecule contains genetic information?

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Nucleic Acids.

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What elements are found in nucleic acids?

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C, H, O, N, P.

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Transcribe the DNA sequence TAC GTT ACT.

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AUG CAA UGA.

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What is the structure of DNA?

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DNA is a double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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What is the role of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

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DNA polymerase synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides complementary to the template strand.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine, while RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.

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What is a gene?

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A gene is a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for making a specific protein.