DNA Vocabulary

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• DNA molecule

• lipid molecule

• carbohydrate molecule

• protein molecule

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What is DNA?

• A molecule that contains the building blocks for life

• A type of protein

• A form of carbohydrate

• A lipid

What are genes?

• The fundamental unit of heredity

• A type of enzyme

• A form of lipid

• A kind of sugar

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What are nucleotides composed of?

• A sugar, a phosphorous-containing group, and a nitrogen-containing base

• A lipid, a sulfur-containing group, and a nitrogen-containing base

• A lipid, a phosphorous-containing group, and a nitrogen-containing base

• A sugar, a sulfur-containing group, and a nitrogen-containing base

What is complementary base pairing?

• Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine

• Adenine pairs with cytosine and guanine pairs with thymine

• Adenine pairs with guanine and cytosine pairs with thymine

• Adenine pairs with uracil and guanine pairs with cytosine

What is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?

• A technique for replicating small quantities of DNA

• A method for sequencing proteins

• A process for synthesizing carbohydrates

• A technique for breaking down lipids

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What are tandem repeats?

• Portions of DNA with sequences of bases repeated numerous times

• Sequences of RNA that are repeated

• Repeated sequences of proteins

• Repeated sequences of lipids

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What are restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP)?

• Length differences in DNA strands used in DNA identification processes

• Variations in protein sequences

• Differences in lipid structures

• Variations in carbohydrate chains

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What is electrophoresis?

• A technique to separate DNA fragments using an electrical current

• A method to synthesize proteins

• A process to replicate RNA

• A technique to break down lipids

What is sequencing?

• A procedure to determine the order of DNA base pairs

• A method to synthesize proteins

• A process to replicate RNA

• A technique to break down lipids

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