Flashcard on DNA

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What is the term for replacing a base in a DNA strand with another base?

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Substitution

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What is the shape of DNA?

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Double Helix

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Which of the following are the parts of DNA?

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Sugar, phosphate, 4 nitrogen bases

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What is DNA replication?

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When DNA makes copies of itself

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What is a mutation in DNA?

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A change in the DNA sequence.

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What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

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DNA provides the instructions for making proteins.

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What is the process of transcription?

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The process of copying DNA into RNA.