Topic 5: DNA Review

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What is the process in which DNA makes an exact copy of itself?

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Replication

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In gel electrophoresis, where will the largest DNA fragment appear?

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Closest to the starting wells.

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What determines the code of a DNA molecule?

Back

The order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases.

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What is the result of DNA replication?

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Each DNA molecule has one new strand and one original strand.

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What is the role of nitrogen bases in DNA?

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They store genetic information.

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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What is the complementary base pair for Adenine (A)?

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Thymine (T).

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What is the complementary base pair for Cytosine (C)?

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Guanine (G).

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What is transcription in the context of DNA?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation in the context of DNA?

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The process of synthesizing proteins from RNA.