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Introduction to DNA Analysis and Molecular Biology > Nucleic Acids > Flashcards

Nucleic Acids Flashcards

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Biomolecule Essential to all forms of life

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Nucleic Acids

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2
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DNA meaning

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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RNA meaning

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Ribonucleic Acid

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Parts of a Nucleotide

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  • Pentose Sugar / Ribose Sugar
  • Nitrogenous Base
  • Phosphate Group
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5
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The kind of Pentose present in RNA

Pentose = Sugar

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D - Ribose

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The kind of Pentose present in DNA

Pentose = Sugar

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2-Deoxy-D-Ribose

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Purines

Nitrogenous Base

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  • Adenine
  • Guanine
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Pyrimidines

Nitrogenous Base (DNA)

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  • Cytosine
  • Thymine
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Pyrimidines

Nitrogenous Base (RNA)

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  • Cytosine
  • Uracil
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10
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Nucleotide are connected by [BLANK] that link the 3’ Hydroxyl Group of one Nucletide to the 5’ Hydroxyl of another

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Phosphodiester Bonds

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What is Chargaff’s rule

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a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio of purine and pyrimidine bases in the DNA of any species

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DNA vs RNA

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DNA
* 2-Deoxyribose Sugar
* Double Stranded
* Base Pairs: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine
RNA
* Ribose sugar
* Single stranded
* Base Pairs: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Uracil

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Trivia Time! How long is DNA from just one cell

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Over a meter long!
DNA from an entire body would reach the moon and back

Second trivia comes from Dr. One!

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14
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What proteins is DNA coiled around?

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Histones

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15
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One long supercoiled DNA with all of the histones

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Chromatin

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16
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All genetic material in the nucleus of a cell

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Chromosomes

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