DNA is a nucleic acid polymer made up of four nucleotides, it contains the genetic code in all living organisms.

A nucleic acid is a polymer made up of nucleotides, an example is DNA.

A polymer is a chemical made up of smaller repeating chemical groups.

A nucleotide is a chemical group that make up the building blocks of DNA, the four types are coded A, T, C and G.

A base is the part of a nucleotide that pairs to its complementary base across the middle of the DNA double helix C-G and A-T.

The chemical structure of DNA

Biology

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This unit covers the structure and function of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, DNA as the genetic material, and key genetic terms. It also explains protein synthesis, genetic variants, and how DNA structure affects proteins. The emphasis is on using models to explain scientific concepts.

DNA and the genome

In plant and animal cells, the genome is stored in the ...

DNA is a nucleic acid polymer. How many nucleic acid strands make up each DNA molecule?

Put these in size order, starting with the smallest.

The diagram is a model of a nucleotide. Which part (A, B or C) represents the base?

It is the feature or process that the gene provides instructions for.

It is the number of nucleotide bases in a gene.

It is the order of the nucleotide bases in a gene.

The instructions contained in a gene are often referred to as the genetic code. Which is the best description of the genetic code?

Add more than four colours of jelly baby.

The photograph shows a model of part of a DNA molecule. It is made from liquorice and jelly babies. What would improve the model?

The drawing shows a bacterial cell. Which structure (A, B or C) contains the genetic material?

A large chemical molecule made of smaller groups.

A short section of DNA carrying the genetic code for a process or feature.

All organisms have similarities in their DNA. Put these examples in order, starting with the example of two things that have the most similar DNA.

What do scientists call the sections of DNA in a chromosome that lie between genes?

True or false? Only genes make up the genome of an organism.

Humans and bananas are very closely related.

Humans and bananas share many similar features.

Humans and bananas have no similar features.

Humans and bananas have common life processes.

Which is the best explanation for why the genomes of humans and bananas have similarities?

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