DNA Structure

Front

Guanine bonds with ______________.

Back

Cytosine

Front

Adenine bonds with ______________.

Back

Thymine

Front

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.)

Back

Nucleotides

Front

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

Back

Double helix

Front

The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

Back

Hydrogen

Front

What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What is the structure of DNA commonly referred to as?

Back

Double helix

Front

What type of bond connects the sugar and phosphate backbone of DNA?

Back

Covalent bond

Front

What is the function of DNA?

Back

To store and transmit genetic information.

Front

What is a nucleotide composed of?

Back

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.