DNA Vocabulary Preview

In eukaryotes, which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

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Made up of a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogenous base. The monomer of nucleic acids.

• monosaccharide

• fatty acid

• nucleotide

• amino acid

Structure that contains the genetic information of an organism.

• Chromosome

• Replication

• Protein

• DNA polymerase

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In DNA, Adenine bonds with Thymine (A-T) and Guanine bonds with Cytosine (G-C)

• Chromosome

• Base pairing

• Gene

• Chromatin

DNA that is tightly wrapped (coiled) around proteins.

• Chromatin

• Histone

• Nucleotide

• DNA polymerase

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is DNA

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• deoxyribonucleic acid

Section of the DNA that codes for a specific trait or characteristic.

• Chromosome

• Histone

• Gene

• Nucleotide

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

An enzyme that helps copy the DNA.

• DNA polymerase

• Chromsome

• Gene

• Replication

Process that separates DNA based on size

• DNA replication

• DNA fingerprinting

• Translation

• Electrophoresis