PBS Dna Flashcards
(23 cards)
Where is DNA found
in nucleus
What does DNA stand for
deoxyriboblucleic acid
What are nucleotides made up of
sugar, nitrogen base, and phosphate group
Adenine pairs up with what
DNA (Thymine) RNA (Uracil)
In DNA and RNA Guanine pairs up with
Cytosine
How many rings does Purines have
2 rings
How many rings does Pyrimidines have
one ring
Purines pair up with…
pyrimidines
who discovered DNA structure
Watson and Crick
what is the shape of DNA
double helix
what holds DNA molecule ladder
Hydrogen bonds
What are the three types of RNA
mRNA, tRna, rRna
what do amino acids make up
proteins
what is the name given to group 3 nucleotides
Codons
What is the process called where mRNA is created
transcription
where does transcription occur
Nucleus
what is the process called when mRNA becomes amino acids
translation
where does translation occur
in the ribosomes
what is the start codon in DNA
AUG
what breaks hydrogen bonds in DNA replication and unzips original DNA molecule
DNA Helicase
True or false DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded
true
True or false DNA is smaller than RNA
false
