DNA Structure and Function

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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information.

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What is the complementary strand of DNA for the sequence ATGG?

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TACC

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What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?

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The nucleus houses the cell's DNA and controls its activities.

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What is the complementary base pair of Guanine?

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Cytosine

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Thymine pairs with which base?

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Adenine only.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine.

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What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double helix.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that contains the instructions for making a specific protein.

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What is the role of DNA in heredity?

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DNA carries genetic information from parents to offspring.

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What is the process of DNA replication?

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The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division.