questions and answers +
rationales (GradedA+)
What are the bonds between nucleotides? - answer Phosphodiester bonds
What makes up a nucleotide? - answer Sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
What way does DNA replicate/build? - answer 5' to 3'
What are pyrimidines? - answer cytosine, thymine, uracil
What are purines? - answer Adenine and Guanine
What is gene expression? - answer Transcription and translation
Why is copying DNA semiconservatively beneficial? - answer Two different strands
of DNA make it easier to hide mutations and mistakes if they occur
Is DNA replication part of transcription or translation? - answer No
What is a primer? - answer A short segment that binds and acts as the starting
point for the new strand of DNA