1. DNA - RNA Review

2. DNA What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid ?

3. Nucleotide What is the subunit of DNA?

4. Phosphate group A nucleotide is made up of 3 parts 1. 5 carbon sugar 2. nitrogen base 3. ?

5. Adenine Guanine Cytosine Thymine What are the 4 nitrogenous bases of DNA?

6. Franklin Who studied the DNA molecule using a technique called x-ray diffraction?

7. Watson & Crick Who used this to figure out the structure of DNA & won the nobel prize?

8. Double helix What did Watson and Crick discover about the structure of the DNA molecule?

9. Chromosome What is this?

10. Cytosine Thymine Which of the nitrogen bases of DNA are pyrimidines?

11. How many main types of RNA are there? a.1 b.3 c.hundreds d.thousands What are they? tRNA mRNA rRNA

12. Adenine Guanine Which of the nitrogen bases of DNA are purines?

13. Adenine Thymine pairs with...

14. hydrogen What type of bonds are there between the nitrogen bases?

15. 2 How many hydrogen bonds are between adenine and thymine?

16. TAG-CAT What bases would complimentary base pair with... ATC-GTA

17. replication Coping process by which a cell duplicates its DNA -

18. 46 What is the human chromosome number?

19. 1 How many strands does RNA have?

20. tRNA Which RNA decodes the information by transferring the amino acid to the ribosome as it is specified by coded messages

21. DNA polymerase The principle enzyme involved in DNA replication is...

22. 3 How many hydrogen bonds are between cytosine and guanine?

23. In the nucleus In eukaryotes, where is DNA located?

24. histones Chromatin consists of DNA that is tightly coiled around proteins called...

25. Adenine Uracil Cytosine Guanine What are the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA?

26. ribose RNA contains the sugar...

27. mRNA Which type of RNA functions as a blueprint of the genetic code?

28. In the nucleus Where does the process of transcription take place?

29. uracil Unlike DNA, RNA contains the nitrogen base...

30. The genetic code What is this called?

31. ribosome Where does the process of translation take place?

32. Cytosine Guanine pairs with...

33. Centromere What is this protein disk called?

34. Fill in the missing RNA nitrogen bases- DNA = TAC - CTG RNA = AUG - GAC

35. How many strands does DNA have? 2

36. What is the abbreviation for ribonucleic acid? RNA

37. What type of RNA carries the codons? mRNA What type of RNA carries the anti-codons? tRNA

38. Diploid A cell that contains both sets of chromosomes is said to be...

39. haploid A cell that contains only a single set of chromosomes is said to be...

40. Sister chromatids What are these called?