Front

What is the result of mitosis?

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2 genetically identical cells

Front

What are condensed (tightly wound) DNA?

Back

Chromosomes

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If a strand reads: 3' A A A T T T C 5', what would the matching strand read?

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5' T T T A A A G 3'

Front

When does DNA replication occur?

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S phase

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What part of the cell is the DNA inside of?

Back

nucleus

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What is the structure of DNA?

Back

A double helix made of nucleotides.

Front

What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides, which consist of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?

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It unwinds the DNA double helix.

Front

What is the function of DNA polymerase?

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It synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides.