Chapter 16 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Bacteriophages
Virus that infects bacteria; composed of DNA & proteins
Old problem: is _____ ______ made of _____ or _____?
genetic material, DNA, proteins
DNA structure
Double helix
DNA “backbone”
Sugar + phosphate
DNA “rungs”
Nitrogenous bases
Nucleotide diagram
P(hosphate)
S(ugar) N(itrogenous base)
Nitrogenous bases
Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine
DNA stands for…
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Purine bases
Adenine, Guanine
Pyrimadine bases
Thymine, Cytosine
Adenine pairs with _____ in DNA
Thymine
Adenine pairs with _____ in RNA
Uracil
Guanine pairs with _____ in DNA
Cytosine
Type of bond between A and T
Double bond
Type of bond between G and C
Triple bond
_____ bonds between base pairs of each strand hold the molecule together like a _____
Hydrogen, zipper
Antiparallel
One strand runs from 5’ to 3’ and the other runs fom 3’ to 5’
Prokaryotic DNA is (circular/linear)
CIrcular
Eukaryotic DNA is (circular/linear)
Linear
__ chromosome(s) in prokaryotes
1
__ chromosome(s) in eukaryotes
Usually 1+
Prokaryote DNA location
Cytoplasm
Eukaryote DNA location
Nucleus
Do prokaryotes or eukaryotes have histones?
Eukaryotes