DNA Shape
DNA Molecules
Replication
Replication 2
DNA bonus
100
What is the shape of DNA
Double Helix
100
What is the building block of DNA (It has three parts)
Nucleotide
100
What are the 4 Nitrogenous bases
Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine
100
Where does DNA replicate
In the Nucleus
100
What is the name of DNA
Deoxyribose nucleic acid
200
Who is credited with discovering the shape of DNA (two people)
Watson and Crick
200
What make up the "rungs" of a DNA molecule
The Nitrogenous base
200
When does DNA replicate?
BEFORE cell division
200
What is the name of the point where the DNA molecule splits? (where one strand splits into two)
The Replication Fork
200
What is the Complementary strand: ATCTGTA
TAGACAT
300
She used X-rays to take pictures of the DNA shape
Rosalind Franklin
300
What is the backbone of DNA
Sugars and Phosphates
300
What Enzyme "unzips" the DNA molecule
DNA Helicase
300
How do the Base pairs match up?
Adenine and Thymine,
Guanine and Cytosine
300
What enzyme "Proofreads" the DNA molecule
DNA Polymerase
400
What is the type of bond that holds DNA together
Hydrogen bonds
400
What are the three parts of a Nucleotide
Deoxyribose, Phosphate group, Nitrogenous base
400
What Enzyme adds complementary nucleotides to the original DNA strand?
DNA Polymerase
400
What is the First step of Replication?
Unwind/Unzip DNA
400
What do the DNA strands look like after replication?
Each strand is made up of one new strand and one old strand
500
He is credited with discovering the Base Pairing Rule
Erwin Chargraff
500
What type of Sugar does DNA use
Deoxyribose
500
What is the end result of replication?
Two strands of DNA
500
What Enzyme seals up any gaps in DNA strands during Replication (final step of Replication)
DNA Ligase
500
What is DNA Replication is also known as? (hint: think about what is used)
Semiconservative Replication
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