DNA
what shape is dna
double helix
who was James Watson?
American biologist who helped discover DNA's double helix structure.
What is the shape of DNA nucleic acid?
long chain like shape
what is dna replication
process by which dna is copied in a cell
how many types of rna are there?
3
what are the 4 building blocks of dna
cytosine guanine thymine adenine
who was Francis Crick?
British biologist who helped discover DNA's double helix structure.
How many parts are in a nucleotide?
3
what is called where the helicase separates the strands
the fork
is RNA typically longer or shorter in length than DNA?
shorter
what is in DNA
genetic instructions form life
Who was rosalind Franklin?
Chemist who worked to help understand the structure of DNA and RNA
How many Carbons are in the sugar featured in these nucleotides
5
what gets added during DNA polymerase
nucleotides
How many strands are in MRNA
1
What is DNA's full name
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Who was Erwin Chargroff?
Biochemist who discovered 2 rules that lead to discovering DNA's double helix structure
What is in the nitrogenous base?
Nitrogen and carbon atoms.
how are gaps in newly sythesized strands joined.
ligase
what does the "t" in trna stand for?
transfer
WHat kind of bond holds DNA together
hydrogen bond
What do Watson, Crick, Chargaff, and Franklin, have in common?
They all furthered people knowledge of dna.
What does the phosphate group contain?
phosphorus and oxygen
what are three ways the cell can divide
mitosis, meiosis, and binary fission.
What is RNA made of?
nucleotides