DNA & the Genome (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What type of molecule is DNA?
What type of molecule is DNA?
A polymer
What is the structure of DNA called where two strands wrap around each other?
What is the structure of DNA called where two strands wrap around each other?
Double helix
How many strands make up DNA?
How many strands make up DNA?
Two strands
What structures contain DNA in the nucleus?
What structures contain DNA in the nucleus?
Chromosomes
How many nitrogenous bases are there in DNA?
How many nitrogenous bases are there in DNA?
Four
How do the nitrogenous bases between the two DNA strands come together?
How do the nitrogenous bases between the two DNA strands come together?
Complementary pairs
What is a gene?
What is a gene?
A small section of DNA on a chromosome
What is a gene made up of?
What is a gene made up of?
A triplet of bases
What does each gene code for?
What does each gene code for?
A particular sequence of amino acids
What can a chain of amino acids join to make?
What can a chain of amino acids join to make?
A protein
What is the genome?
What is the genome?
All genes coding for all proteins
Which area will benefit greatly from understanding the human genome?
Which area will benefit greatly from understanding the human genome?
Medicine in the future