DNA Structure

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What is the basic unit of DNA?

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Nucleotide

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What sugar is found in DNA?

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Deoxyribose Sugar

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

Front

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double helix

Front

What type of bond holds the two strands of DNA together?

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Hydrogen bonds

Front

What is the role of the phosphate group in DNA?

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It forms the backbone of the DNA strand.

Front

What is complementary base pairing?

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The specific pairing of nitrogenous bases: Adenine with Thymine, and Cytosine with Guanine.

Front

What is the function of DNA?

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To store and transmit genetic information.

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What is a gene?

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A segment of DNA that codes for a protein.