DNA
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- Q1Who are the two scientists given credit for discovering the structure of a DNA molecule?AveryGriffithFranklinWatson and Crick30s
- Q2What is the scientific term for that twisted ladder shape of the DNA molecule?Double helix30s
- Q3What do the letters "DNA" stand for?deoxyribonucleic acid30s
- Q4DNA is made up of repeating individual units. What are these units called?nucleotides30s
- Q5What are the (3)three parts of a DNA nucleotide?sugar(deoxyribose), phosphate group, nitrogen base30s
- Q6What part of the nucleotide make up the sides of the twisted ladder?Alternating sugar and phosphate bonds30s
- Q7What part of the nucleotide make up the "steps" of the twisted laddercomplimentary base pairs30s
- Q8How do the bases of DNA always pair?adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine30s
- Q9DNA makes a copy of itself during this processreplication30s
- Q10Name the enzyme that "unzips" the DNA molecule during the copying processDNA helicase30s