Biology-B6-DNA

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What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic adic
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DNA is a ______ found in ______?
chemical found in chromosomes
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The DNA contains what?
genetic information
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This can be found in what two places?
cytoplasm or nucleus
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This determines our?
inherited features
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DNA is a ?
polymer
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That consists of ____ ____?
two strands
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Which are _____ in a _____ to form a ____ ___?
coiled in a spiral to form a double helix
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What is a gene?
a small section of DNA
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Which codes for?
a protein
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Each gene codes for a specific ______ of _____ ___?
sequence of amino acids
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This specific pattern will code for what?
a specific protein
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DNA is made up of what?
nucleotides
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What three things make up a nucleotide?
a sugar
a phosphate
a base
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What are the four bases of DNA?
A
T
C
G
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What bonds with what?
A-T
C-G
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What does each one stand for?
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
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What does a nucleotide consist of?
a sugar
a phosphate
a base
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The sequence of these three determines?
what amino acid is coded for
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Long strands of DNA consist of alternating ______ and _______ sections?
sugar and phosphate
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The DNA ______ is made up of ______ nucleotide _____?
DNA polymer is made up of repeating nucleotide units
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What is a genome?
entire set of genetic material in an organism
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Scientists have now?
studied the entire human genome
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This has many?
benefits
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It helps us search for ______ ____ to a specific _____ e.g. _____?
genes linked to a specific disease e.g. cancer
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It helps us understand and treat ______ _____ e.g. _____ _____?
inherited disorders e.g. cystic fibrosis
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It helps us trace _______ _______ patterns from the past?
human migration patterns
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E.g.?
ancestry
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DNA is a ______ found in ______?

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chemical found in chromosomes

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The DNA contains what?

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This can be found in what two places?

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This determines our?

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