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DNA
Question | Answer |
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What are the small molecules that make up a strand of DNA called? | Nucleotides |
What is the shape of DNA? | Double Helix |
Who discovered the shape of DNA? | James Watson and Francis Crick |
What are the 3 molecules that make up a nucleotide? | Deoxyribose , phosphate, and 4 nitrogen bases |
Which molecules make up the sides of the ladder? | Deoxyribose and phosphate |
Which molecules make up the rung of the ladder? | 4 nitrogen bases |
Making a copy of DNA is called____________ | Replication |
What sugar is found in DNA? | Deoxyribose |
What is a gene? | A segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein that which codes for a trait |
Which nitrogen bases will bond together? | Adenine to Thymine Cytosine to Guanine |
What does DNA stand for? | Deoxyribonuclic acid |
Where is most DNA found in the cell? | Nucleus |