DNA
What is the name of the DNA structure?
Double Helix
What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?
Ribose
The DNA in E.coli are which of the following: circular or linear?
Circular
What is the name of the sugar in DNA?
Deoxyribose
What is the name of the sugar found in DNA?
Ribose
Why does replication start at the Ori C region?
Because it’s A + T rich making it easier to break apart
What two nitrogenous bases are purines?
Adenine and Guanine
What nitrogenous bases are pyrimidines?
Cytosine and Uracil and Thymine
True or False: DNA is synthesized in the 3’-5’ Direction?
False
Why are there 8 nucleotides but only 5 nitrogenous bases?
DNA has 4 bases A/T/G/C
RNA has 4 bases A/U/G/C
What does the sugar of RNA have that DNA does not?
An Oxygen
Name the enzyme that adds nucleotides to the 5'-3’ direction.
DNA polymerase III