DNA
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
A phosphate group, a sugar, and a base.
What does RNA stand for?
RiboNucleic Acid
RNA carries the code to make what?
Proteins
Is a mutation a temporary or permanent change in DNA?
Permanent
What are adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine?
Nitrogenous Bases
DNA is made up of many what?
Nucleotides
In what organelle is DNA located?
In the Nucleus
What type of RNA makes up ribosomes and reads pieces of RNA?
rRNA
What is the Complementary Base Pair strand for:
A-T-G-C-C-T
T-A-C-G-G-A
They discovered the structure of DNA.
Rosalind Franklin, James Watson & Francis Crick?
What is the sugar in DNA?
Deoxyribose
What does DNA carry?
The genetic code.
What type of RNA carries the code from the nucleus to the ribosomes?
mRNA
Name 2 outside factors that can cause mutations.
x-rays, sunlight, chemicals
What do the letters A and G pair with?
A pairs with T
C pairs with G
The backbone of DNA is composed of these two components.
Sugar-Phosphate backbone
What are the 3 types of RNA?
mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA
What does tRNA bring to the ribosomes to match with three bases on the mRNA strand?
Amino Acids
What will happen if a mutation occurs in a six cell?
You will pass that mutation on to you children.
What is the shape of DNA?
The DOUBLE HELIX.
The nitrogen bases ATGC form the "rungs" or "steps of the DNA ladder by these types of bonds.
What are Hydrogen bonds?
The nitrogen base in RNA that replaces Thymine.
What is Uracil?
What is a small section of DNA called?
A gene
What is the cause of Down Syndrome?
An extra chromosome