2.5 DNA POP Flashcard

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What is an organized package of DNA found in the nucleus of the cell?

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Chromosome

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Who is the scientist who generated x-ray images of DNA?

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Rosalind Franklin

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What is an organism's genetic material called?

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DNA

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What is the form of DNA that is wound into a spiral shape called?

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Double helix

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What is a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group called?

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Nucleotide

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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What is the process by which DNA makes a copy of itself?

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Replication

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What is the role of DNA in cells?

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To store and transmit genetic information

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What is the shape of a DNA molecule?

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Double helix