DNA

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What sugar is found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose sugar.

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What are the two molecules that form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

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Deoxyribose sugar and phosphate.

Front

What shape does a DNA molecule have?

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Double helix.

Front

What base pairs with adenine in DNA?

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Thymine.

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What is the basic unit of DNA?

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Nucleotide.

Front

What are the components of a nucleotide?

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

Front

Which nitrogenous bases are purines?

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Adenine and Guanine.

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Which nitrogenous bases are pyrimidines?

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Cytosine and Thymine.

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What is the process of copying DNA called?

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DNA replication.