DNA Flashcards
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How many strands are coiled together in the molecule
A
2 and they are held together by bases that are paired
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Q
Define DNA
A
Double helix of paired bases
2
Q
What bases go with which
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Adenine and thymine and guanine and cytosine
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Q
What holds the bases together
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Weak hydrogen bonds
4
Q
What is a gene
A
A section of DNA that codes for a specific protein
5
Q
What 2 scientists first discovered the structure of DNA
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Franklin and Wilkins by aiming X-rays at crystallised DNA and seeing what patterns they formed when they bounced off
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Q
What did watson and crick find
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They used the previous scientists findings and the knowledge that the bases were equal to make a model of the DNA structure
