Royal Palm Science DNA

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What are the spirals of a DNA strand called?

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Backbone

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True or False: DNA is found in the nucleus of the cell.

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True

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If blue represents a cytosine, what does orange represent?

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Guanine

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What is a Double Helix?

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A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of the DNA molecule.

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What is a coiled structure of DNA and protein that forms in the cell nucleus?

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Chromosome

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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 are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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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 a gene?

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A gene is a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

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What is the structure of DNA?

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DNA is structured as a double helix.