DNA Basics
DNA stands for...
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid?
The name of the double-stranded DNA structure
Double helix
What is cytosine?
DNA is found here in a eukaryotic cell
What is in the nucleus?
True or false: DNA is only found in animal cells
False
The building blocks of DNA
Nucleotides
The backbone (sides) of DNA
Phosphate and sugar
DNA contains 20% Thymine, Adenine make up this percent of the strand
20%
DNA is found here in a prokaryotic cell
What is in the cytoplasm? (free floating)
What is the nucleus?
The three parts of a nucleotide
What is phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous base?
What is the sequence (order) of the bases
The total percentages that the bases add up to in a DNA strand
What is 100%?
The amount of pairs of chromosomes in humans
What is 23?
True or false: DNA is found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells.
False
The importance of DNA
What is it provides instructions for characteristics of living things. The blueprints for life
DNA contains 30% Thymine, the percent of Cytosine is...
The total number of chromosomes in the human body cells.
What is 46?
True or false: DNA is the recipe/cookbook of life
True
A gene is...
A specific section of DNA that codes for a specific protein
The complementary strand of TTGCA
What is AACGT?
DNA contains 10% Guanine, the percentage of Adenine is...
What is 40%
The amount of genes in the human body
What is 20,000-30,000?
Base pairing rule are so important because...