DNA Flashcards
(13 cards)
This is the process of changing an organism by inserting novel DNA in the organism?
Transformation
TURE or FLASE neither proteins nor RNA carries genes which allowed transformation to occur?
ture
DNA stands for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA stands for?
Ribonucleic acid
Where is DNA in the cell?
Nucleous
Who does DNA go to?
A persons off spring
What does RNA do?
Helps the DNA travel through a cell in little peices by being copied
What are DNA and RNA made of?
DNA and RNA are polymers that are made up of nucleotides
What are Nucleotides made up of?
- 5 carbon sugars
- phosphate groups
- hydrogen bonds
- covalent bonds
What are the Base Pairs?
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
What are Purines?
Adenine and Guanine both are two ring nitrogen bases
What are Pyrimidines?
Thymine and Cytosine are both one ring nitrogen base
How many hydrogen bonds are between the base pairs/ what are the Base pairs?
AT two
GC three