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DNA Structure and Replication
IB Biology Chapter 5
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Biology
11th Grade
12/07/2011

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Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
-nucleotides are molecules with three parts: ____, ____, ____
Definition
sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base
Term
a polymer of nucleotides is called a ______ ______
Definition
nucleic acid
Term
nucleotides are bonded by ______ bonds
linking the phosphate and sugars together
(ex DNA and RNA)
Definition
covalent
Term
the nitrogen base of DNA has 2 types:
____ (adenine and guanine)
____ (cytosine and thymine[H][uracil OH])
Definition
purines;
pyrimidines
Term
DNA Structure
-nucleotides are joined by _____ bonds
Definition
covalent
Term
____ and _____ make up the backbone of DNA
Definition
sugar and phosphate
Term
the two strands are help together by ______ bonds btw the two nitrogen bases
Definition
hydrogen
Term
the two strands are _____
Definition
anti-parallel
Term
four bases are:
Definition
adenine, guanine, thymine (uracil), cytosine
Term
DNA is capable of _______ and it is also a _____ for RNA
Definition
self-replication;
guide
Term
Central Dogma of Genetics
_____ is the transmission of information from parent to offspring
Definition
heredity
Term
A _____ is a unit of heredity that is coded for by a sequence of DNA bases.
Definition
gene
Term
The DNA sequence within a gene is to create a RNA molecule, this is called a _______.
Definition
transcription
Term
RNA molecules then decode amino acid sequences, this is called ________.
Definition
translation
Term
The Nucleosome
In eukaryotes the DNA is associated with proteins; most common protein is called a ______.
Definition
histone
Term
Histones help:[2]
Definition
supercoil the DNA
and regulate the expression of genes
Term
A _____ is when 8 histone proteins are arranged to a octomer.
Definition
nucleosome
Term
Semi-conservation Replication
When a cell prepare to divide, the two strands of the double helix _____.
Definition
separates
Term
A large number of ___ are involved in DNA replication.
Definition
enzymes
Term
Nucleotides ______ bond to their complimentary bases.
Definition
hydrogen
Term
DNA ____ link the phosphate and sugar by covalent bond.
Definition
polymerase
Term
Each new unit added to the growing nucleic acid is a _____________.
Definition
nucleoside triphosphate
Term
Nucleoside is a _____ and _____.
Definition
sugar and base
Term
the hydrolysis of 2 molecules of phosphate convert the nucleoside triphosphate to a nucleotide creating ________.
Definition
energy
Term
a _____ helps start DNA replication and is made of RNA and primase.
Definition
primer
Term
Transcrription
the enzyme RNA polymerase binds to the site called ___ on the DNA
Definition
promoter
Term
DNA is separated by ___ polymerase
Definition
RNA
Term
RNA nucleotides form ____ bonds with the bases
Definition
covalent
Term
RNA separates and DNA _____
Definition
reforms
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