DNA Structure and Replication

Rules of DNA

100

In DNA what base bonds with Adenine? 

What is Thymine?

200

In DNA what base bonds with Guanine?

What is Cytosine?

300

What type of bond holds the bases together?

What is hydrogen?

400

What is the complement to the following strand? 

TACCTGGTA

What is ATGGACCAT?

DNA Structure

100

What parts of DNA make up the backbone?

What is sugar and phosphate?

200

What is the shape of DNA?

What is double helix?

300

What three parts make up a nucleotide?

What is sugar, phosphate, and base?

400

How does DNA lead to new traits?

What is the pattern in the bases?

DNA Replication

100

After replication, the new DNA strands are considered. _________ because it contains half of the original strand and half of a new strand.

What is semiconservative?

200

Explain the role of helicase.

What is unzip the DNA?

300

Explain the role of polymerase.

What is add new nucleotides to the new strand?

400

Why do cells replicate their DNA? 

What is, needs a new copy before cell division (mitosis)?