DNA Structure and Replication & Protein Synthesis

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What is a monomer of DNA called?

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Nucleotide

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What subunit makes up proteins?

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Amino Acid

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What are short fragments of DNA from the lagging strand called?

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Okazaki fragments

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What subunit makes up nucleic acids?

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Nucleotide

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What best describes a DNA molecule?

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Double helix

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?

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Unwinds the DNA double helix.

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What is the function of DNA polymerase?

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Synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.