LS Chapter 3 DNA

Front

Cells need ____________________ to function and create new cells.

Back

DNA

Front

DNA is a special molecule found within the ____________________ of cells.

Back

nucleus

Front

DNA is a type of __________ acid.

Back

nucleic

Front

DNA carries the ____________________ to build the parts that cells need to live, grow, and reproduce.

Back

instructions

Front

DNA looks like a twisted ladder, a shape called a ____________________.

Back

double helix

Front

The sides of the ladder are made of ________________ and ____________________ molecules.

Back

sugar, phosphate

Front

The rungs of the ladder are made of pairs of bases: ______________ , ____________________ , ____________________ , and ____________________ .

Back

adenine, guanine, cytocine, thymine

Front

A base, a sugar, and a phosphate together make up a subunit called a __________________________.

Back

nucleotide

Front

The arrangement of ____________________ in DNA determines the information.

Back

nucleotides

Front

A ____________________ is a section of DNA that codes for a unique protein.

Back

gene