DNA Structure-Questions and Answers
DNA Structure-Questions and Answers difference between purine and pyrimidine - ANSWER-purine: double ringed; adenine and guanine pyrimidine: single ringed; cytosine and thymine difference between ribose and deoxyribose - ANSWER-ribose: sugar in RNA deoxyribose: sugar in DNA what does DNA stand for - ANSWER-deoxyribonucleic acid the two sides of the DNA molecule are held together across the center of the helix by what type of bond - ANSWER-nitrogen bases if the nucleotide sequence on one side of the DNA molecule is GTCATG, what would be the sequence of bases complimentary to this - ANSWER-CAGTAC name the 4 nitrogen bases found in DNA - ANSWER-adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine what two men together discovered the structure of the DNA molecule - ANSWER-watson and crick this persons x ray crystallography photographs provided the vital clues in solving the structure of DNA - ANSWER-rosalind franklin what are the sides of the DNA "ladder" made of - ANSWER-sugar and phosphate what are the rungs of the DNA "ladder" made of - ANSWER-2 nitrogen bases what is the name of the small repeating subunits that compose DNA and RNA - ANSWER-ribose why did watson and crick refer to the DNA molecule as a "double helix" - ANSWER-because it was consisting of two strands wound around each other define "complemtary base pair" and give an example - ANSWER-every adenine in he DNA molecules is bonded to a thymine. every cytosine in the DNA molecule is bonded to a guanine using letters to symbolize the nitrogen bases, indicate which bases always pair together. How many bonds hold each pair together - ANSWER-A=T; two pairs G=C; three pairs
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