What is DNA?
What does DNA look like?
How are copies of DNA made?
What are mutations?
Vocabulary
100
This is what DNA stands for.
What is deoxyribonucleic?
100
The structure of DNA is in the shape of this.
What is a twisted ladder?
100
The bases of each side of the molecule are used as this for a new strand.
What is a pattern?
100
This is a change in the number, type, or order of bases on a piece of DNA.
What is a mutation?
100
The genetic material in cells contained in a molecule called deoxyribonucleic.
What is DNA?
200
This is what DNA contains.
What is a code?
200
This makes up the rungs of the DNA's ladder.
What is a pair of bases?
200
During replication, two strands of DNA do this.
What is separating?
200
This is the name for when a base is left out or added.
What is a deletion/insertion?
200
A set of rules and symbols used to carry information.
What is a code?
300
The cell's growth and other activities.
What information does genetic material of a cell contain?
300
This is the name of the DNA twisted ladder.
What is a double helix?
300
The cell is able to make copies of DNA molecules through a process known as this.
What is replication?
300
This is the name for when one base replaces another.
What is substitution?
300
These are segments of DNA that relate to a certain trait.
What is a gene?
400
Does most of the work for a cell and makes up much of the structure.
What does a protein do?
400
This is made up of alternating sugar and phosphate groups.
What are the sides of the DNA ladder?
400
When replication is complete, this is the result.
What are two identical DNA molecules?
400
These are examples of mutagens.
What is ultraviolet light and cigarette smoke?
400
This results from mutations that harm the normal function of a cell.
What is a genetic disorder?
500
This is what you need to learn to understand how DNA functions as a code.
What is the structure of the DNA molecule?
500
A base, a sugar, and a phosphate group make a building block of DNA known as this.
What is a nucleotide?
500
This is the base that always matches with adenine.
What is thymine?
500
Some disorders are inherited, and some are caused by this.
What are mutagens?
500
Examples of these are deletions, insertions, and substitutions.
What is a mutation?
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