DNA, Mutations, and Genetic Engineering

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What is the function of genes/DNA?

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To carry information from one generation to another

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What is DNA often described as?

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A chain of nucleotides

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Which of the following is not a part of a DNA nucleotide? Options: Phosphate group, Carbon Sugar, Nitrogenous base, Lipid bilayer

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Lipid bilayer

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According to Chargaff's Rule, the percent of which Nitrogen Bases are equal?

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guanine = cytosine

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What did Rosalind Franklin's x-ray diffraction photographs show about the shape of DNA?

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Double helix shape

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What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together in the DNA molecule?

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Hydrogen bond

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What carries the genetic information of an organism?

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The sequence of nucleotides

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According to Chargaff's data, the number of purine bases in DNA equals the number of what?

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Pyrimidine bases

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Why is DNA important?

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it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid