MOLECULAR GENETICS

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One difference between RNA and DNA is -

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RNA is single stranded where DNA is double stranded

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What Nitrogenous Base does RNA contain that DNA does not?

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Uracil

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Which 2 molecules form the sides of the DNA ladder?

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deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

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In the DNA double helix, the bases (AtoT and CtoG) are held together by:

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hydrogen bonds

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Where is DNA found in the cell?

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nucleus

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HISTORY: Rosalind Franklin used x-ray crystallography to determine that the shape of the DNA molecule is:

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a twisted ladder

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STRUCTURE: Nucleotides monomers are made up of a sugar, a phosphate, and a:

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nitrogenous base

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The five-carbon sugar found in DNA.

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deoxyribose

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What kind of organic molecule is DNA?

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Nucleic Acid

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A nucleic acid composed of a phosphate, ribose sugar, and one of four nitrogen bases.

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RNA