DNA History and Structure

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What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?

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Building the first accurate model of DNA.

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What are the 4 bases that make up the rungs of the DNA ladder?

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Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine.

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Adenine bonds with ______________.

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Thymine.

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A _________ is tightly coiled DNA.

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Chromosome.

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What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine.

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What is DNA?

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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) is the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life.

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What shape does the DNA molecule resemble?

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A double helix.

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What are genes?

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Genes are segments of DNA that contain the instructions for building proteins.

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What is the function of DNA?

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DNA stores and transmits genetic information.

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What is base pairing in DNA?

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Base pairing is the specific hydrogen bonding between adenine and thymine, and between guanine and cytosine.