DNA STRUCTURE
DNA is a double or single stranded molecule
what is double
the 4 nitrogenous bases
What is Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
passed from parent to offspring that distinguish characteristics
What are genes
4 bases in RNA
What is adenine, uracil, cytosine and guanine
The building blocks of protein
What are amino acids
The 2 base pairs in DNA
what is adenine-thymine and cytosine-guanine
DNA sugar molecule
What is deoxyribose
Genes are found within
What is DNA
the main function of RNA
What is to translate
Number of amino acids in the human body
what is 20
purines
what is adenine and guanine
The pyrimidines
What is Cytosine and Thymine
True or False: you inherit 100% of your genes from your parents
What is true. 50% from mom and 50% from dad
A codon is translated into what
What is an amino acid
which of the following is a protein
a. amino acid
b. collagen
c. DNA
What is collagen
complex of sugar phosphate and base
what is nucleotide
What is true. It has 5 carbons
Genes give DNA instructions to make what
What is proteins
what is 12
what causes protein variation
what is different amino acids and chains made from instruction of our genes
DNA looks like a ladder. What makes up each part of the ladder?
What is sugar and phosphate sides and nucleotide base pair rungs
5 thymine and 7 cytosine are present in a DNA strand. How much Adenine and Guanine is present?
What is 5 A and 7 G
Humans have what % of identical DNA/Genes as other humans
What is 99.9%
name RNA and DNA main functions
RNA-translation
DNA-holds hereditary material
5 protein function
What is structure, transport, storage, contractile, hormonal, enzymes, receptor