Nucleic Acids

?
Base + sugar
nucleoside
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Base + sugar + phosphate
nucleotide
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A base with 2 rings
purine
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A base with 1 ring
pyrimidine
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The base complementary to guanine
cytosine
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The bond which joins nucleotides
phosphodiester
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The sugar found in RNA
ribose
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What number is given to the begginning of a DNA sequence?
five
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What technique was used to analyse DNA in 3D?
X-ray diffraction
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What type of bond forms between complementary bases in DNA
hydrogen
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What protein helps DNA to coil up into chromosomes?
histone
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What is a histone-DNA complex known as?
chromatin
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Base + sugar + phosphate

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nucleotide

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A base with 2 rings

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A base with 1 ring

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The base complementary to guanine

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