DNA Structure
The name of the organelle in the cell where DNA is found.
What is a nucleus?
This is the first step in DNA replication.
What is unzipping of the double helix?
The new double stranded DNA molecule form has one new strand and one old or original strand.
What is semi conservative DNA replication?
Enzymes involved in DNA replication
What is:
DNA helicase
DNA polymerase
Ligase
What part of the DNA is used to make a DNA fingerprint?
Non-coding (introns)
Watson and Crick used this term to describe the shape of DNA?
What is a double helix?
This is what you call "G" binding with "C" and "A" binding with "T".
What is complimentary base parings?
This molecule stores and pass genetic information
What is DNA?
The sugar that make up DNA
What is Deoxyribose?
True or False. More than one person can have the same DNA fingerprint
False
The sugars and the phosphate.
What is the "backbone" of a DNA molecule?
Where DNA replication take place
What is a nucleus
The four nucleotide bases
What are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine?
Which Cells contain DNA
What are all cells?
What charge does DNA have?
negative
The type of bonds that hold together the Double helix.
What is hydrogen bond?
DNA is an abbreviation for this term
What is Deoxyribonucleic acid.
The complimentary strand to a template strand of DNA that reads: ATT GCA TGC.
What is TAA CGT ACG?
If a DNA contains 15% C, what percentage of G is present?
15%
What are the DNA repeats used in DNA fingerprinting called?
STRs
A nitrogenous base, a sugar and a phosphate.
What is a nucleotide?
The enzyme that unzips DNA double helix
What is DNA helicase?
What is DNA replication?
The process of creating two identical DNA molecule from one original DNA molecule.
If a cell contains 35% T, what percentage of G is present?
15%
What machine is used to make a DNA fingerprint?
Gel Electrophoresis