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Kinetics - Building a basic DNA molecule (page 4-7)
1. Draw and label each piece that form one nucleotide
2. What is the color code for the Base-Pair rule
3. Which color bond piece is used for binding the correct bases together?
a. Yellow is used to bind –
b. Brown is used to bind –
4. Draw the DNA molecule untwisted
5. Draw the DNA molecule twisted
Replication of a DNA molecule (page 10-13)
6. Draw and label the overview of DNA Replication (pg 10-11)
7. How is the leading and lagging strand different when it comes to adding new nucleotides?
8. What does each new DNA molecule have?
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Thinking Ahead: Answer the following questions based on this lab.
1. Why does DNA need to be copied?
2. What do you think would happen if a DNA molecule were not copied correctly?