DNA: The Genetic Material

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What is the 5 carbon sugar found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose

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Which nitrogen base pairs with guanine in DNA?

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Cytosine

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What is a substance introduced into the body to produce immunity?

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Vaccine

Front

Which nitrogen base pairs with adenine in DNA?

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Thymine

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What did Griffith observe in his transformation experiments?

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Harmless bacteria changed into S bacteria.

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What is the structure that carries genetic information in living organisms?

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

Front

What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together in the DNA double helix?

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Hydrogen bonds

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What is the process by which DNA is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules?

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DNA replication