DNA Structure & History

Front

What organelle contains DNA that is only passed down from the mother?

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Mitochondria

Front

What are the three components of a nucleotide?

Back

Sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base

Front

In DNA, each gene codes to make ONE:

Back

Protein

Front

Which scientists discovered that DNA was a double helix?

Back

Watson & Crick

Front

From his work with mice and pneumonia-causing bacteria, Frederick Griffith discovered DNA's ability to undergo ____?

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Transformation

Front

What is the basic unit of DNA?

Back

Nucleotide

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

Back

Double helix

Front

What process copies DNA before cell division?

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Replication