DNA

• What are the four nucleotide monomers that make up DNA?

  A, T, C, and G

  
• What do the letters A, T, C, and G stand for in DNA?

  Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

  
• How many nucleotides are connected through condensation polymerisation in a polymer chain of DNA?

  Millions
• How do the two polymer strands in DNA bond to each other?

  A bonds to T, and C to G
• What type of forces hold the two polymer strands of DNA together?

  Intermolecular forces
• What does DNA encode?

  Genetic instructions
• What type of molecule is DNA?

  A large molecule essential for life
• What biological processes is DNA essential for?

  Development and functioning of living organisms
• What is the shape of most DNA molecules?

  Double helix

  
• What is DNA?

  • Large molecule essential for life
  • Encodes genetic instructions
  • For development/functioning of organisms and viruses
  • Most DNA molecules are two polymer chains
  • Made from four different monomers called nucleotides
  • Nucleotides contain sugar, phosphate group, and a base
  • It is in the form of a double helix

  
• What type of intermolecular forces exist between the DNA base pairs?

  Hydrogen bonds
• What role does DNA play in viruses?

  Encoding genetic information