DNA

• WHAT DOES DNA STAND FOR?

  deoxyribonucleic acid
• WHAT DOES DNA DO?

  codes for sequence of AA in primary structure of a protein, which determines the 3D structure and function of a protein
• WHAT DOES A DNA POLYMER FORM?

  double helix
• DNA NUCLEOTIDE IS MADE UP OF WHAT?

  phosphate group, deoxyribose sugar, nitrogen-containing base
• WHAT NITROGEN-CONTAINING BASES ARE FOUND IN DNA?

  A, C, G, T
• HOW ARE POLYNUCLEOTIDES CREATED?

  condensation reactions between deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group which creates a phosphodiester bond
• HOW DO DNA POLYMERS OCCUR?

  in pairs joined by hydrogen bonds between bases creating a double helix
• WHERE DOES COMPLIMENTARY BASE PAIRING OCCUR IN DNA?

  between A and T (2 hydrogen bonds) or C and G (3 hydrogen bonds)