Test on DNA

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  • Created on: 24-01-13 22:05
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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DNA is a polymer made of monomers called...?
nucleotides
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What is the rectangular base called in a DNA monomer?
Nitrogenous Base
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What is the circle called in the structure of DNA monomers?
Phosphate
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What is the pentagon shape called in a DNA monomer?
Deoxyribose
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What bonds join bases together?
Hydrogen bonds
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In the sequence TCGATCGATTGC what joins onto them?
AGCTAGCTAACG
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What bonds hold the sugar-phosphate back bone together?
phosphodiester bonds
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What type of bases are A and G?
purine
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What type of bases are T and C?
pyramidal
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What allows you to make new DNA?
Mitosis
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Exact copies of DNA are made using?
semi conservative replication
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