DNA
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Adenine pairs with ...
Thymine
What part of the cell does transcription happen in?
Nucleus
A change in DNA is called what?
Mutation
How many daughter cells does mitosis produce?
2
What is the shape of DNA? (Proper terminology)
Double Helix
Cytosine pairs with ...
Guanine
What molecule does transcription make?
mRNA
What is the mutation where one base is swapped for another?
How many daughter cells does meiosis produce?
4
What sugar is found in DNA?
Deoxyribose Sugar
During transcription Adenine pairs with ...
Uracil
This enzyme builds RNA
Polymerase
What mutation removes a base?
Deletion
What is the purpose of mitosis?
Growth and repair
DNA is made of repeating units called...
Nucleotides
What type of bonds hold the bases together?
Hydrogen bonds
RNA is different from DNA because it is usually ...
What mutation adds a base?
Insertion
Meiosis produces cells with how many chromosomes in humans?
23
The backbone of DNA is made up of what 2 components?
Phosphate and Sugar
Which base pair has 3 hydrogen bonds?
What is the purpose of transcription?
Copy genetic information from DNA to RNA
Frameshift
The daughter cells from mitosis are _____ compared to the parent cell
Genetically identical