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Full Name of DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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What is a Gene? |
a segment of DNA that codes a particular protein |
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Where are chromosomes located? |
the Nucleus |
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DNA can be found in what two other organelles? |
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts |
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Endosymbiosis |
Idea that eukaryote cells arose when one prokaryotic cell engulfed another prokaryotic cell and they formed a partnership. |
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What two scientists discovered the structure of DNA? |
James Watson and Francis Crick |
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When was DNA discovered? |
1953 |
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The shape of DNA is? |
A double helix |
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DNA is made of what repeating units? |
Nucleotides |
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What are nucleotides made of? |
Dexyribose Phosphate 1 of 4 bases |
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A and G have two rings, they are? |
Purines |
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T and C have one ring, they are? |
Pyramidines |
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What are the sides of the DNA ladder made of? |
Phosphate and Deoxyribose |
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What are the rungs made out of? |
Nitrogen Bases |
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What sugar is found in DNA? |
Deoxyribose |
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What does A bond with? |
T |
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What does G bond with? |
C |
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What is larger: a gene or chromosome? |
Chromosome |
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Are hydrogen bonds weak or strong? |
Very weak |
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Why do we extract DNA? |
Genetics Body Identifications Forensic Testing |
