DNA structure

What does DNA stand for?

• Deribosomic nucelotide acid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

What is the main function of DNA?

• Store information

• React with other molecules

• Be a source of energy

• Form the structure of cells

What are the three parts components of a nucleotide?

• Phosphate

• Double helix

• Base

• Sugar (Deoxyribose)

• Thymine

Thymine pairs with

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

Guanine pairs with

• Thymine

• Adenine

• Cytocine

What would be the complementary sequence to this: ATTCGGATCC

• TAAGCCTACC

• AATGCCTAGG

• TAAGCCTAGG

• TAACGGTAGG

What would be the complementary sequence to this: GCAGGATCG

• CGTCCTAGG

• CGTCCTAGC

• CGTCCAAAGC

• CCTCCTAGC

The DNA is read...

• one base at a time

• In groups of three bases

• In pairs of bases

• Every other base

A group of three bases is called...

• Base pair

• Amino acid

• Nucleotide

• Codon

A gene contains information to create...

• DNA

• Lipids

• Sugars

• Proteins