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DNA is short for ____________
deoxyribonucleic acid
Where in all organisms are DNA molecules found?
in the cells mainly within the nucleus
DNA contains ________ that determines the cell's _________ and __________and is formed into a _________ which can be described as a twisted ladder
genetic information, structure, function, double helix
Human nuclei contain how many DNA molecules?
46
What do DNA strands coil tightly around?
histones
In non dividing cells, the coiled DNA forms a tangled network called ______
chromatin
What are chromosomes?
super coiled structures of DNA which divide during cell division
What are genes and what do they contain?
sections of DNA strand which contain the genetic code that stores information to determine the structure and activity of the cell
Each DNA strand consists of two ______ of alternating ______ and ______. Pairs of ______ bases forming cross links between the two strands. _______ attached to _______ molecules and ________ link the _________ molecules
backbones, sugars, phosphates, nitrogen, nitrogen, sugar, phosphate, sugar
What is a nucleotide?
sugar molecules and phosphate group bonded to a nitrogen base
What are the four different nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule?
Adenine (A)
Thymine (T)
Cytosine (C)
Guanine (G)
Which bases pair with each other?
A - T
C - G
What replaces Thymine on an RNA strand? Does this pair with Adenine?
Uracil (U), yes
When cell is in interphase the 46 DNA molecules _______. Two linked chains of DNA _____, each separated section contains _______ the _______ information, each half acts as a template for the new ______ that will form. The new strand that forms is _________ to the first.
replicate, unzip, half, genetic, nucleotides, identical