DNA – The Code of Life

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What are nucleic acids often referred to as?

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Molecules of life.

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What is the primary function of nucleic acids?

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Store information that controls cellular activity and develop the entire organism.

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What are the two types of nucleic acids?

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

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Who were the key figures in discovering the structure of DNA in the early 1950s?

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Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, and James Watson.

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What technique did Wilkins and Franklin use to study DNA?

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X-ray crystallography.

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What is the structure of DNA described as?

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A double-stranded, helical structure.

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What are the base pairs in DNA?

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Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T) and Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G).

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What is the significance of the pairing of bases in DNA?

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The sequence of bases in one strand determines the sequence of bases in the other strand.

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Where is DNA primarily found in the cell?

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Mainly in the nucleus of the cell.

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What is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)?

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A double-stranded, ring-shaped molecule found in mitochondria, inherited only from the mother.