DNA Flashcards
1
Q
What type of bonds form between the two chains of DNA?
A
Hydrogen bonds
2
Q
Who took credit for coming up with the final structure of DNA?
A
Watson and Crick
3
Q
What did earlier models of DNA suggest?
A
triple helix structure, bases on the outside and no complementary base pairing
4
Q
What is a nucleosome
A
A unit of DNA combined with 8 histone proteins
5
Q
What is chromatin?
A
Condensed, looped and compressed DNA folded around a protein
6
Q
What are 3 differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA?
A
prokaryotic DNA: circular, one chromosome, naked, plasmids, no introns, one DNA replication start point
Eukaryotic: linear, many chromosomes, associated with histone proteins, no plasmids, has introns, membrane bound, many origins of replication
