DNA & Cell Cycle TEST REVIEW

The time when a cell is eating, breathing, growing… Interphase

The shape of DNA is Double helix

Function of Chromosomes Pass on traits

In DNA, G pairs with ___ C

As a cell grows, ____ increases faster than ____. Volume increases faster than surface area

The process where DNA makes an exact copy of itself Replication

The building blocks of nucleic acids are nucleotides

When cells grow out of control Cancer (tumor)

Process B: Mitosis

# of chromosomes in human body cells 46

Enzyme that unwinds the double helix during replication DNA Helicase

A fertilized egg Zygote

Substances that hold open the DNA during replication Single-stranded binding proteins

A gene is a code for a Protein

Example of something that can mutate DNA Radiation Chemicals

The 2 strands of DNA are Complementary

In replication, the enzyme that builds the new DNA molecule DNA polymerase

DNA replication occurs in the nucleus

A DNA nucleotide is made of Sugar Phosphate Nitrogen base

If one strand of a DNA molecule is TACTTTGCTCCC, the other strand ATGAAACGAGGG

If a mistake occurs during DNA replication, a _____ has occurred mutation

In replication, the enzyme that unwinds the double helix is DNA helicase

In a DNA extraction, the point of alcohol is to Precipitate the DNA (undissolve the DNA)