DNA and RNA Basics

Front

_____ is a long molecule that is made up of nucleotides consisting of deoxyribose sugars.

Back

DNA

Front

What are the 4 nitrogen bases in DNA?

Back

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

How do the nitrogen bases in DNA pair up?

Back

A-T, C-G

Front

How many chromosomes are in the nucleus of human cells?

Back

46

Front

DNA is coiled around spherical proteins called _____

Back

Histones

Front

Before a cell can divide it must go through a process called _____

Back

Replication

Front

What are the coded DNA instructions that control the production of proteins within the cell?

Back

Genes

Front

The molecule that transfers the DNA code, like a copy, is _____

Back

mRNA

Front

Proteins are built in the cytoplasm on _____

Back

Ribosomes

Front

_____ is a long molecule that is made up of nucleotides consisting of ribose sugars.

Back

RNA