ch. 14 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Nucleotide
Building blocks of nucleic acids
Anti-parallel
Complementary
Origin of Replication
Replication fork
leading strand
Okazaki fragments
telomere
how many base pairs make up a haploid genome?
how many functional genes does a haploid genome contain?
what are the building blocks of nucleic acids?
what are the three main components of nucleotides?
how do the four nucleotides differ
how does DNA differ from RNA
phosphodiester linkages in nucleic acids
what is the significance of the 5’-3’ phosphodiester bond?
how are nitrogenous bases paired in the double helix?
what type of bond holds nitrogenous bases together? how many bonds in each pairing?
complimentary
specific pairing of nucleotides
anti-parallel
run parallel but in opposite directions
How do the complementary and anti-parallel characteristics of DNA influence how it
replicates?
complimentary- template for a new strand
anti-parallel- synthesis of new strands in opposite directions
