DNA Structure
DNA Analysis
Gel Electrophoresis
Vocabulary
100

DNA is made up of building blocks called?

Nucleotides 

100

The act of cutting DNA by enzymes 

Restriction Digest 

100

The separation of nucleic acids or proteins on the basis of size (this is a lab technique)

gel electrophoresis 

100

A sequence of nucleotides that codes for a protein

genes

200

Of the four bases: Which two always pair up?

Adenine - Thymine : Cytosine - Guanine

200

The place the enzyme cuts, varies by enzyme 

Recognition site (restriction site)

200

During gel electrophoresis, DNA moves from the ______ end to the ______ end. 

Negative ; Positive

200

Tiny structures inside cells that carry out specific functions for the cell

organelles

300

What makes up the backbone of a DNA molecule?

Sugar and Phosphate

300

Place the following steps of DNA analysis in the order in which they should be preformed

Restriction Digest, PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA extraction 

DNA extraction, PCR, Restriction Digest, Gel electrophoresis 

300

See picture from teacher. 

What is the approximate length of the band shown in red?

3150 bp

300

Proteins that DNA winds around to form chromosomes

histones

400

Which two bases are Pyrimidines?

Thymine & Cytosine

400

Does EcoRI leave blunt ends or sticky ends

sticky ends 

400

See picture from teacher: 

Whose DNA matches the blood found on the Table?

No one

400

Makes copies of DNA

PCR

500

The type of bond that joins nitrogen bases together

Hydrogen bonds

500

How many cuts will be made in the following sequence by using the HaeIII restriction enzyme?

CTGGCCTCGGCCTAGAACGGCCTAGCCG

GACCGGAGCCGGATCTTGCCGGATCGGC

3

500

See question on board

3

500

Come from bacteria: Cut DNA at specific places

Restriction endonucleases (enzymes)