"What does DNA say?"
DNA stands for ___________________________
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA has how many nitrogenous bases?
What is four?
The type of bond that holds base pairs together.
What is a hydrogen bond?
The specific shape of DNA.
What is a double helix?
The process of duplicating DNA.
What is DNA replication?
DNA is this type of organic molecule
What is a nucleic acid?
A strand of DNA is supported by its "backbones". These two molecules make up the backbone of DNA.
What are sugars and phosphates?
Base-pairing rules state that A always pairs with ____.
What is T (Thymine)?
What is mRNA?
A nucleic acid is made up of smaller units, or building blocks, called
What are nucleotides?
The type of bond that holds the two molecules together that make up the backbone.
What is a covalent bond?
Base-pairing rules state that G always pairs with _____.
What is C (Cytosine)?
A three-base "word" that codes for one amino acid.
What is a codon?
These are the three components of nucleotides.
What are 1) sugar 2) phosphate group 3) nitrogenous bases
Pyrimidines are used to describe nitrogen bases that contain how many rings?
What is one ring?
One strand of DNA reads GGACTTC, what is the sequence on the other, complementary strand?
What is CCTGAAG?
The molecule that converts the codons of mRNA to amino acids.
What is tRNA?
The name of the sugar that comprises DNA nucleotides
What is deoxyribose?
Purines is the name used to describe nitrogen bases that have this many rings.
What is two?
Who are the two scientists who first modeled the structure of a DNA molecule as a twisted, double-helix shape?
Who are Watson & Crick?