Chapter 3 Section 9-10: DNA Replication, Translation, and Transcription
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What is the purpose of DNA?
It provides the instructions for protein synthesis
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What nucleobases are in DNA and how do they pair?
Thymine pairs with Adenine
Guanine pairs with Cytosine
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What is the backbone of DNA made of?
Alternating deoxyribose sugars and phosphate
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What kind of bond holds the nucleotides together?
Hydrogen bond
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What does the enzyme helicase do?
Breaks the hydrogen bond between the polymer strands
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What does semi-conservative mean?
When DNA is replicated, each set of DNA gets one old strand and one new strand
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What does RNA primase do?
Tells DNA polymerase where to start
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