bases
pairs with adenine
thymine
the shape of DNA
double helix
main job of DNA in chromosomes
genetics
pairs with GGCCGG
CCGGCC
year DNA was 'discovered'
1953
pairs with guanine
cytosine
one strand runs across from, but opposite of the other strand - this is called...
antiparallel
what macromolecules does DNA code for in order to 'build' organisms
proteins
attaches to the phosphates
deoxyribose
sugar
One of the scientists credited with DNA's 'discovery'
Watson
Crick
pairs with thymine
adenine
where majority of DNA is located
nucleus
DNA is read how many letters at a time?
3
if 35% of a DNA strand is Cytosine, what % of the complementary strand is Guanine
35
How many base pairs in human DNA/cell?
3 billion
bases that pair up together are called
complementary
replication
number of bases in DNA
4
pairs with ATTTAG
TAAATC
How many chromosomes in a human body cell?
46 or 23 pair
bonds holding bases together are...
hydrogen
The backbone (sides) of DNA are composed of what 2 substances?
sugars and phosphates
a change in a DNA strand
mutation
If DNA replicates 3 times, how many strands are there?
16
DNA means/stands for?
deoxyribonucleic acid