ANSWERS | VERIFIED
What is a nucleotide? Correct ans - nitrogen base + sugar (ribose or
deoxyribose) and phosphate group
How are the nucliotide connected vertically? Correct ans - through
phosphodiester bonds
What are the complementary base pairs correct ans - a-t
G-c
What type of bond does the complementary base pairs have? Correct ans
- double hydrogen bonds
What is the backbone of dna? Correct ans - sugar and phosphate
What is the 3 prime end correct ans - where the phosphate group
doesn't stick out (shorter)
What is the 5 prime end? Correct ans - when the phosphate group
stick out
What are the sequence of nucleotides transcribed into, to release information?
Correct ans - rna
What is the central dogma? Correct ans - dna-transcription-rna-
translation-protein
What is transcription? Correct ans - the process of making rna from
dna, which is releasing information contained in the dna sequence
What is mrna? Correct ans - messenger rna carries the dna message
from the nucleus to the ribosomes