DNA Review
Question #1
What
are the “sides” of
the DNA chain made of?
Phosphate
Sugar
______ and _______
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Question #2
What
is copied during replication in
interphase?
DNA
Question 3
DNA’s
structure is often described
Helix
as a double _______
or a twisted
Ladder
_______
Question 4
What
does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Question 5
What
is the
smallest piece of
DNA called?
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Nucleotide
Question 6
How
many PAIRS
of chromosomes do
humans have?
23 pairs
46 total
chromosomes
Remember a
pair is 2. So 23
x2 = 46.
Question 7
A
change or
mistake in DNA is
called a?
Mutation
Question 8
Cancer
can spread
when cells break
off a tumor and are
carried through
the body by the
Bloodstream
_________
Question 9
Nucleotides
three parts?
are made up of what
Phosphate, Sugar
and a Nitrogen
Base
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Question 10
What
is this
chromosome made
of?
DNA
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Question 11
During
DNA replication, Adenine
Thymine
always pairs with _________
Question 12
During
DNA replication, Cytosine
Guanine
always pairs with _______
Question 13
DNA
can be found
All
in ______
of our
cells.
Question 14
Our
characteristics are
Genes by our
determined
______
Question 15
What
would the complementary strand
of DNA look like?
GTCAATCGACT
CAGTTAGCTGA
Question 16
 Determine
 Original

the type of DNA mutation.
DNA ATGCATGCAT
TACGTACGTA
 Mutated

DNA ATGCATACAT
TACGTATGTA

Substitution
Question 17
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Determine the type of DNA mutation.
Original DNA
ATGCATGCAT
TACGTACGTA
Mutated DNA ATGCATGCATG
TACGTACGTAC
Insertion (a base pair was added)
Question 18
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Determine the type of DNA mutation.
Original DNA: ATGCATGCAT
TACGTACGTA
Mutated DNA: ATGCATGCA
TACGTACGT
Deletion (a base pair is missing)
Question 19
Cancer is a disease in which cells
Grow
Divide
________
and ________
uncontrollably.
Question 20
To
be copied DNA
splits down the
Middle
_________
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