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• The Structure Of Dna

Which form of DNA is shorter and wider than B-DNA and occurs at low humidity?

Answer

A-DNA

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• The Structure Of Dna

What is the name of the four-way DNA junction formed during recombination?

Answer

Holliday junction

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• The Structure Of Dna

What is the name of the bond that holds complementary bases together?

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Hydrogen bond

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• The Structure Of Dna

What is the name of the process by which DNA is copied?

Answer

DNA replication

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• The Structure Of Dna

What term describes the shape of DNA?

Answer

Double helix

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• The Structure Of Dna

Name the two purine bases found in DNA.

Answer

Adenine and guanine

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• The Structure Of Dna

In eukaryotes, where is mitochondrial DNA located?

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Mitochondria

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• The Structure Of Dna

What enzyme catalyzes the addition of nucleotides during DNA replication?

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DNA polymerase

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• The Structure Of Dna

Which nitrogenous base is found in DNA but not in RNA?

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Thymine

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In what year was the first X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA obtained?

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1938

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Approximately how many base pairs are in the genome of the bacterium Escherichia coli?

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4.6 million

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What enzyme synthesizes the repetitive telomere sequences at chromosome ends?

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Telomerase

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