DNA Quiz

What does DNA stand for?

Answer explanation

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

is an organism's genetic material.

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What do Chargaff's rules say?

• A=T

• C=G

• G=T

• A=C

What is the shape of DNA?

• Triple Helix

• Double Sphere

• Double Helix

• Single Sphere

List the 3 parts of a nucleotide.​ ​ ​

• Sugar
• Phosphate
• Nitrogen Base
• Salt
• Water

These make up the sides of the ladder of DNA.​

• Sugar

• Phosphate

• Nitrogen Bases

• RNA

These make up the steps of the DNA ladder.

• Proteins

• Nitrogen bases

• Sugar

• Phosphate

Which bases pair up in DNA?

• Adenine & Thymine

• Guanine & Cytosine

• Uracil & Thymine

• Adenine & Guanine

• Cytosine & Uracil

is the process of copying DNA.

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

What decides the genetic code?

• Order of the DNA nucleotides

• Amino acid combination

• Structure of the protein

• Mutations

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