Nucleotides
RNA vs. DNA
The Genetic Code
Lab Tests & Shapes
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If DNA is the polymer, then nucleotides are...
What is... the monomer?
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Where DNA is mostly found in the cell...
Where is... the nucleus?
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Each nucleotide in a nucleic acid is composed of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogen base. Of the three, this part contributes to the genetic code...
What is... the (nitrogen) base? (A, T, G, C)
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This was used to release the DNA from the cells during the DNA extraction lab...
What is... soap or detergent?
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These elements make up the nucleotides of nucleic acids...
What are... carbon (C), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P)?
[CHOMP]
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Where RNA is mostly found in the cell...
What is... the cytoplasm? (or outside the nucleus)
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In DNA, the base A (adenine) always pairs up with T, but in RNA, the base A (adenine) always pairs up with...
What is... U (uracil)?
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Once released from the cells, the DNA moved up and was visible when this was added to the beaker...
What is... cold ethanol? (or alcohol)
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These three smaller molecules make up each nucleotide...
What are the... sugar, phosphate, and (nitrogen) base?
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DNA is considered double-stranded, but RNA is...
What is... single-stranded?
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In nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, this many (nitrogen) bases in a row code for an amino acid...
What is... 3 bases? (also called a codon)
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Once extracted, DNA looks like (to the naked eye)...
What is... white strands, white clumps, white noodles?
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These smaller molecules make up the "backbone" of nucleic acids (or the outside of the "ladder" structure)...
What are... sugar and phosphate?
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As part of its nucleotide structure, RNA has ribose sugar, whereas, DNA has...
What... deoxyribose sugar? (which is a more stable sugar)
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When one strand of a DNA molecule has the base sequence (or genetic code) of ATC GGT GAC, then the complementary sequence on the other strand will be...
What is... TAG CCA CTG?
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If you can stretch out one DNA molecule in your body, it would be as long as you are...
What is... as a person is tall?
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These smaller molecules make up the "rungs" of the DNA ladder...
What are... (nitrogen) bases? (such as A, T, C, G)
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As part of its nucleotide structure, DNA has four nitrogen bases (A, T, G, and C), whereas, RNA has...
What are... A, U, G, and C? (or adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine)
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When one strand of a DNA molecule has the base sequence (or genetic code) of ATC GGT GAC, then the RNA copy of that would be...
What is... UAG CCA CUG?
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The shape of a DNA molecule can be described as...
What is... a double-helix, or a twisted ladder?