DNA Structure
Base-Pairing
DNA Replication
History & Structure
Wildcard
100
What kind of macromolecule is DNA?
Nucleic acid
100
What base pairs up with adenine (A)?
Thymine/T
100
DNA replication produces daughter strands that are _____________________ the original strand.
identical to
100
The scientists who won the nobel prize for the discovery of the shape of DNA.
Who are Watson & Crick?
100
This says that the percent of adenine has to equal thymine and the percent of cytosine has to equal guanine.
What is complementary base pairing rules?
200
DNA is made up of monomers called _________________
nucleotides
200
What base does guanine (G) pair up with?
Cytosine (C)
200

**Daily Double**

The reason DNA replication called semi-conservative

What is it conserves or saves one of the old strands while building one new strand?

200
DNA looks like a twisted ladder. Its shape is called ______________________.
What is a double helix?
200
The stage of interphase when DNA replication occurs.
What is S (synthesis) phase?
300
The type of bonds between sugars and phosphates.
What are covalent bonds?
300
If a sample is DNA is 38% cytosine (C), what percent guanine (G) is it?
38%
300
The first step of DNA replication and the enzyme involved.
What is Helicase unzips the double helix?
300
These are found in the backbone of DNA.
What are sugar and phosphate?
300
DNA replication must occur before________________.
What is cell division/mitosis & meiosis?
400
Each nucleotide has three parts. Name them.
nitrogen base, sugar, phosphate
400
If a DNA sample is 38% cytosine (C), what percent is adenine?
12%
400
The name of the enzyme that reforms the hydrogen bonds between nitrogen bases.
What is DNA polymerase?
400
These are found in the center of the DNA molecule and form the "rungs" of the ladder.
What are nitrogen bases?
400
The type of bonds found between nitrogen bases.
What are hydrogen bonds?
500
What is the name of the sugar in DNA?
deoxyribose
500
The complimentary sequence to CTAGGT
What is GATCCA?
500
The name of enzyme responsible for proofreading the newly made daughter strands.
What is DNA polymerase?
500
The female scientist whose data and work was used (without her knowledge or permission) to determine the shape of DNA
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
500
The meaning of DNA strands being antiparallel
What is that the strands run in opposite directions to each other?
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