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| Watson and Crick were the first to suggest that DNA is __________. |
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| the shape of a double helix |
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| Ribosomes are made of _______________. |
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| The backbone of a DNA molecule is made of which two components? |
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| phosphate molecules and deoxyribose sugars |
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| Which one of the following nucleotide pair bonds would be found in a DNA molecule? |
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| The pairing of ____________ in DNA is the key feature that allows DNA to be copied. |
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| The process by which a DNA molecule is copied is called ___________. |
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| A DNA nucleotide may be made up of a phosphate group, along with ___________. |
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| deoxyribose sugar and thymine |
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| Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size? |
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| cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nucleotide |
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| Messenger RNA is formed in the process of ______. |
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| An RNA molecule is a polymer composed of subunits known as ____________. |
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| In which part of the cell does this process shown in Figure 11-1 take place? |
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| Which of the structures in Figure 11-1 are composed of RNA? |
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| Structure III in Figure in 11-1 represents a(n) ____________. |
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| The process illustrated in Figure 11-1 is called ___________. |
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| Watson and Crick called the three-dimensional shape of DNA a _____________. |
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| The process of converting RNA code into an amino acid sequence is called ____________. |
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| The molecule ____________ brings amino acids to the ribosomes for the assembly of proteins. |
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| Each set of three nitrogen bases representing an amino acid is referred to as a(n) _________. |
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| The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself is called ___________________. |
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| Thymine, adenine, guanine, and cytosine are classified as _______________________. |
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| Watson and Crick, with the help of Rosalind Franklin, developed the _______________ model of DNA. |
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| During the process of transcription, DNA serves as the template for making _______, which leaves the nucleus and travels to the ribosomes. |
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| Translation is to protein as transcription is to ____________. |
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| DNA is to RNA as double stranded is to _______________. |
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| Adenine is to thymine as guanine is to ___________________. |
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| Describe the process of replication. |
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| 2 strands of DNA-enzymes breaks them up to create 2 more strands , free nucleotides bond with complimentary base |
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| What is the difference between a codon and an anticodon? |
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| a codon is in mRNA and an anticodon is in tRNA. |
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| Why is tRNA important in translation. |
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| they bring amino acids to the process |
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