DNA Structure

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What is the backbone of DNA made up of?

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Sugars and phosphates.

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Who took the x-ray crystallography pictures of DNA, but did not win the Nobel prize?

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Rosalind Franklin.

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What components are found in a DNA nucleotide?

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Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate, and base.

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How many chromosomes do human body cells typically have?

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46.

Front

In DNA, which base pairs with thymine?

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Adenine.

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.

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What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double helix.

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What is the process of copying DNA called?

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DNA replication.

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What is the role of DNA polymerase?

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To synthesize new DNA strands during replication.