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| Describe the length of DNA. |
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| It is a very long molecule |
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| When the description of DNA includes the term, backbone, this means... |
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| a chain on the DNA molecule of phosphate and sugar groups. |
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| What can be said about how the DNA bases pair? |
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| This is NOT random; only certain bases will pair with each other. |
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| How many chains make up a DNA molecule? |
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| How many chains make up an RNA molecule? |
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| When bases on the chain of a DNA molecule pairs with another base, the other chain of bases, the chain that pairs is called the... |
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| [image] Look at the DNA Base chart, what is the percentage of adenine in humans? |
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| [image] Look at the DNA Base chart, what is the percentage of cytosine in yeast? |
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| [image] Look at the DNA Base chart, which organism has the closest percentage of thymine to maize? |
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| [image] Look at the DNA Base chart and the general percentages of of adenine compared to the other three bases. Which base most likely pairs with adenine based on the percentages? |
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| [image] Look at the DNA Base chart, and consider that adenine and guanine are called purines while cytosine and thymine are called pyrimidines. Which is correct, purines pair with purines or purines pair with pyrimidines? |
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| purines pair with pyrimidines |
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| What is meant by the phrase, double helix? |
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| This is referencing the shape of DNA - it is a twisted, two-stranded shape |
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| What can you say about a comparison of the lengths of DNA and RNA? |
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| Which bases are in a DNA molecule? |
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| Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine |
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| Which bases are in an RNA molecule? |
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| Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, and Guanine |
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| What is the process of DNA's message being copied to RNA? |
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| different forms of RNA can be found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm |
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| these are the structures that bind amino acids as proteins are put together |
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| What is the type of RNA that leaves the nucleus to go into the cytoplasm? |
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| This is a code of three bases that codes for an amino acid |
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| What are chromosomes made of? |
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