Hint
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Answer
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What is the sugar in DNA?
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deoxyribose
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what bonds form between the sugar and phosphate group via a condensation reaction?
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phosphodiester
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name a pyrimidine base
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thymine/cytosine
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name a purine base
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adenine/guanine
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What is complimentary to the base adenine in DNA?
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thymine
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how many bonds form between A and T bases?
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2
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which strand (parallel or anti parallel) run 3' prime to 5' prime?
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antiparallel
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what does ATP stand for?
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adenosine triphosphate
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what is the shape DNA is twisted to form?
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double helix
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name the base present in RNA but not DNA
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uracil
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what is the sugar present in RNA?
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ribose
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there are 3 types of RNA; messenger, ribosomal and.....
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transfer
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when attempting to observe DNA, what alcohol is added to form a white precipitate?
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ethanol
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why is salt used when attempting to observe DNA?
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joins DNA
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what is the name given to DNA replication?
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semi conservative replication
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what catalyst is used in the unwinding of DNA?
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gyrase
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what catalyses the breaking of H-bonds between bases?
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helicase
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what catalyses the formation of the new sugar phosphate backbone?
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polymerase
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what is the name given to the original strands in SCR?
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template
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when investigating SCR, an isotope of what element was used?
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nitrogen
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sequences of DNA nucleotide bases that code for a polypeptide chain
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gene
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how many bases make up a codon?
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3
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what is the name given to the formation of mRNA?
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transcription
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In SCR 2 strands are used as templates, how many are in the formation of mRNA?
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1
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what is the process that occurs when mRNA reaches a ribosome?
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translation
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the sequence of nucleotide bases determines the sequence of what in the polypeptide?
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amino acids
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how many codons would a codon code if a codon could code 1 amino acid?
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3
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how many bases fit in a ribosome?
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6
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name the anticodon for the codon UAC
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AUG
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what bonds form between the amino acids left behind by the tRNA?
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peptide
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what protein is used to fold the polypeptide chain into its tertiary structure?
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chaperone
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what codon hates dogs?
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CAT
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