first category
the nucleus
where is DNA found?
It's paired with adenine
What is thymine paired with?
It is paired with Guanine
What is Cytosine paired with?
Ribonucleic acid
what does RNA stand for?
The first step is for the DNA strands to split.
What is the first step in DNA division?
It must make 2 copies of itself.
What does the DNA have to do before a cell divides?
Carry out tasks for building and maintaining the cell
What is the role of proteins?
23 chromosomes each
How many chromosomes do you gain from each of your parents?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What does DNA stand for?
What does Ligase do?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine
What are the four nitrogen bases contained in DNA?
Adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine
What are the nitrogen bases called?
Making proteins and RNA
What does DNA contain the instructions for?
XY chromosomes
If you were born male, what combination of chromosomes do you have?
It breaks the hydrogen bonds holding the strands of DNA together
What is the role of DNA helicase?
A double helix
What phrase describes the shape of a DNA strand?
It determines your inherited characteristics.
What does DNA determine?
In the synthesis stage
In what phase of the cell does DNA duplicate?
It is called the unzipping enzyme
What is the "nickname" of the enzyme Helicase?
They synthesize the lagging strand.
What is the function of the Okazaki fragments?
99.5%
What percent of DNA sequences are identical?
Phosphate, deoxyribose, and nitrogen bases
What is the backbone of DNA made of?
They are called Nucleotides.
What are the monomers of DNA called?
it starts at the origin.
Where does DNA replication start?
It keeps the DNA from coiling
What is the function of topoisomerase?