DNA Structure

Worksheet by Alyssa Ryan
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Science, Biology
Grades
9
Language
ENG
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Complete the blanks. DNA Structure:The shape of DNA is known as a Double Helix.The shape looks like a twisted ladder.The phosphate and deoxyribose sugar form the backbone or sides of the DNA ladder, while the nitrogen bases form the steps or middle of the DNA ladder. Match the base pairs. Click on one word then click on its matching pair. Adenine Thymine Guanine Cytosine Thymine Adenine Cytosine Guanine DNA Structure Fill in each of the blank spaces to label the DNA Structure. Click on the circle and type in your answer. WORD BANK: A, T, C, G, Nucleotide, Sugar, Phosphate A G T A G G Nucleotide phosphate sugar DNA Quick Facts WHO discovered the shape of DNA? James Watson and Francis Crick WHAT does DNA do? Store Pass along genetic information WHERE is DNA located? Nucleus HOW does DNA code for proteins? The order that the bases are in Write the sequence that would be matching, or complimentary to the sequence given. USE CAPITAL LETTERS!!! ATCGGTA TAGCCAT CCATTGCGC GGTAACGCG ATCGATCTG TAGCTAGAC TAGCATAGG ATCGTATCC Describe what the word anti-parallel means to the structure of DNA.

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