DNA Structure and Function

Deoxyribonucleic Acid: a macromolecule that is responsible for storing and passing on genetic information.

• RNA

• DNA

• Protein

• Ribosomes

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The twisted ladder shape of a DNA molecule.

• Gene Ladder

• Gene Pool

• Genome

• Double Helix

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The scientists who discovered the structure and function of DNA based on Rosalind Franklin’s Xray diffraction photograph.

• James Watson and Frances Crick

• Rosalind Franklin

• Maurice Wilkins

• all of the above

The monomers of DNA polymers that consist of a phosphate-sugar backbone and a single nitrogenous base.

• Nucleotides

• Ribosomes

• Translation

• Replication

Nucleotides pair up to form the rungs of a ladder, and the phosphate-sugar backbone acts like the sides of a ladder.

• DNA Structure

• RNA Structure

• DNA Polymerase

• Ribosomes

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There are 4 possible Nitrogenous Bases in a DNA nucleotide: Guanine, Adenine, Cytosine and Thymine.

• Nitrogenous Bases

• DNA Molecules

• RNA Molecules

• Ribososmes

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In DNA, Adenine always pairs with Thymine A-T (Like Apples-Trees), while Cytosine always pairs with Guanine C-G (Like Cars-Garage).

• RNA

• DNA

• Nucleotides

• Base Pairing

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The weak connection that holds together matching nitrogenous bases.

• Chronic Bond

• Peptide Bond

• Hydrogen Bond

• Double Helix

The 4 nitrogenous bases, A, T, C, G, are arranged in patterns that become the instructions for building all parts of living things.

• Genetic Code

• Genome

• Geneology

• Hydrogen Bond

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The physical attributes of any living thing that come from the genetic code.

• Atom

• Mitochondria

• Genetic Traits

• Genome

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