Biology 12.2 The Structure of DNA

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DNA contains four kinds of nitrogenous bases:

adenine , thymine , guanine , and cytosine .

Phosphate Groups are represented as a what on a Double-Helix model?

circle

The nucleotides in DNA are joined by bonds

covalent

Nucleotides in DNA are made of three basic components:

deoxyribose; phosphate; base

What can form between certain nitrogen bases?

hydrogen bonds

In DNA, can be joined in any order.

nucleotides

The building blocks of DNA are

nucleotides

Deoxyribose sugars are represented as a what on a Double-Helix model?

pentagon

C stands for

Cytosine

Name the Scientist: This scientist showed that percentages of adenine and thymine are equal in the DNA of a species

Erwin Chargaff

G stands for

Guanine

T stands for

Thymine

A stands for

adenine


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