DNA AS Quiz

Key concepts you must understand about DNA

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  • Created by: steph
  • Created on: 18-01-10 20:49
What is DNA wound into?
A double helix
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What are the two strands called?
Coding and Non-coding strands
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What are sections of DNA called?
Genes
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Why can't DNA leave the nucleus?
Its size
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What is deoxyribose?
A sugar with 5 carbon atoms
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What holds the nucleotides together in DNA?
Covalent bonds
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What is Adenine complimentary to?
Thymine
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Where are the Eukaryotic cells found?
Nucleus
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What is the DNA code 'rewritten' onto?
Molecule of mRNA
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Where does the mRNA travel to in the production of proteins?
Ribosome
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What do amino acides assemble into?
Polypeptide
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What are introns?
A sequence of bases that do not code for any of the amino acids in the final polypepyide chains
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Are daughter cells genetically identical?
Yes
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What process is the division of parent cells?
Mitosis
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What does an uncontrolled manner of mitosis form?
A tumour
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What is a Malignant tumour?
Much quicker growth and often spread
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Laura Aldridge

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very good apart from question 12 being bizarre!

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