DNA Flashcards
0
Q
Anything that ends in “-ase” is a…?
A
Enzyme
1
Q
What is the structure of DNA?
A
Double helix
2
Q
Anything that ends in “-ose” is a …?
A
Sugar
3
Q
What are nucleotides made of?
A
A phosphate, deoxyribose and either Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
4
Q
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine are called
A
Nitrogen bases
5
Q
What is the base pairing rule?
A
A-T and C-G
6
Q
What did Erwin Chargraff do?
A
Made the rule that %A = %T and %C = %G
7
Q
When does DNA replication take place
A
During cell reproduction
8
Q
What does Helicase do?
A
Unzips DNA and copies it, replacing T with U
9
Q
What is transcription
A
When Helicase changes T to U
10
Q
What is translation
A
When mRNA is translated into amino acid
