DNA Structure
DNA Vocab
Miscellaneous
Mitosis
Genetic Blood Disorder Investigations
100
The complementary base pairing rule for DNA states that certain nitrogen bases pair up. The 2 letter combinations are: (2 answers)
What is:
A always binds to T
C always binds to G
100
The subunit of DNA that makes up the "rungs" of the "ladder"
What is complementary nitrogen base pairs
100
The very first thing that happens outside the nucleus in the first step of mitosis
What is more organelles are made
100
The purpose of Mitosis is to make 2 identical _______ ________.
What is daughter cells
100
What is the recipe for proteins, which lead to the protein situations observed in both Darren and the Blue People of Troublesome Creek?
What is DNA
200
What is the complimentary DNA strand for:
TACGGT
What is: ATGCCA
200
What is the name for this structure.
What is a nucleotide
200
In what part of the cell does DNA replication occur?
What is the nucleus
200
The very first thing that happens inside the nucleus in mitosis
What is the condensed form of DNA, chromosomes, make a copy of themselves (producing super chromosomes)
200
Diaphorase is an enzyme that was lacking in which scenario that we learned about? The missing enzyme caused their symptom(s).
What is The blue People of Troublesome Creek or the Fugates
300
The names of the parts that make up this structure (3 answers needed)
What is:
A: Deoxyribose Sugar
B: Phosphate/Phosphoric Acid
C: nitrogenous/nitrogen base
300
This nitrogen base's complementary pair is Thymine
What is Adenine
300
The options or variations of a trait
What are the variants
300
What happens after the super chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
What is protein fibers separate the identical sister chromatids and pull them to opposite sides of the cell
300
The long chains of clumped hemoglobin caused red blood cells to
What is sickle in shape.
400
The structure of a DNA molecule is iconic. It is called this (2 words) because it takes 2 strands of nucleotides swirled up into its 3D shape.
What is a Double helix.
400
A nucleotide is made of a phosphate and a nitrogen base and this other thing
What is a deoxyribose sugar
400
These 2 words identify a switch in a nitrogen base.
What is a point mutation
400
What happens after the sister chromatids, making up a super chromosome, separate?
What is the cell membrane pinches in the middle and 2 identical cells are produced.
(The organelles are also divided in half at this time as well!)
400
Darren complained of joint pain. From our station activities, what was the cause?
What is sickled red blood cells gets stuck in his joints because of its shape, which causes pain. The elbow joint tubes with the candy demonstrated this
500
This is the part of the DNA structure that needs the element, phosphorus
What is the phosphate/phosphoric acid (part of the nucleotide)
500
DNA is an acronym. It is short for...
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(Bonus info: Deoxyribo after the sugar
and nucleic acid is the biomolecule)
500
The mutation type which is more severe
What is a frameshift mutation.
500
What makes up a super chromosome?
What is 2 identical sister chromatids
500
Martin Fugate's children and Darren both have genetic blood disorders. What did we notice was abnormal in both cases?
What is proteins. Darren had different shaped hemoglobin, causing it to clump, while the Fugates where missing the diaphorase enzyme.