FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
WGU C785 Biochemistry Unit4 Study
Guide Solutions
DNA - Ans:✔✔-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the
chromosomes.
RNA - Ans:✔✔-A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages
Central Dogma - Ans:✔✔-DNA->transcription->RNA->translation->protein
Bases of DNA - Ans:✔✔-Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
Bases of RNA - Ans:✔✔-Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
Nucleotide - Ans:✔✔-A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a
nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
Nucleic Acid - Ans:✔✔-DNA and RNA
Helicase - Ans:✔✔-An enzyme that untwists the double helix at the replication forks, separating the two
parental strands and making them available as template strands.
Page 1/4