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2. DNA is found in the nucleus, wound around histone proteins, but also in mitochondria

  • eukaryotes
  • prokaryotes

3. What does the 'antiparallel' sugar refer to

  • the fact that one strand has a pentose sugar and one has a hexose sugar
  • the direction that the 3rd+5th carbon atoms on the pentose sugar are facing
  • the opposite charges of the strands

4. The pyrimadine bases are:

  • Cytosine, Uracil + Thymine
  • Adenine + Guanine

5. why is DNA replication semi-conservative

  • 2 old strands
  • one new strand and one old strand
  • 2 new strands

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