Associate Program Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. The three-dimensional structure of DNA – the double helix – arises from the chemical and structural feature of its two polynucleotide chains. Because these two chains are held together by hydrogen bonding between the bases on the different strands, all the bases are on the inside of the double helix, and the sugar-phosphate backbones are on the outside. In each case
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DNA Worksheet Crystal Noel SCI/230 25 April 2014 Frederick Carlisle, MS DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: 1. Describe the structure of DNA. * The structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contains the biological instructions of making each creature their own unique species. DNA is made up of chemical blocks called nucleotides. These blocks are made up of three parts: a phosphate group, a sugar group, and one of four types of bases (Adenine (A), thymine
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Material DNA Worksheet Answer the following in at least 100 words: Describe the structure of DNA. "DNA is a polymer consisting of continuing subunits termed nucleotides." (Simon, Reece, & Dickey 2010) DNA is a double-stranded construction that is described as a double helix. A double helix is similar to a spiral staircase in which every step symbolizes the base pairs and the railings, and sides illustrate the bonding between the phosophate and deoxyribose molecules. Essentially DNA is one
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C h a p t e r 1 Prewriting GETTING STARTED (OR SOUP-CAN LABELS CAN BE FASCINATING) For many writers, getting started is the hardest part. You may have noticed that when it is time to begin a writing assignment, you suddenly develop an enormous desire to straighten your books, water your plants, or sharpen your pencils for the fifth time. If this situation sounds familiar, you may find it reassuring to know that many professionals undergo these same strange compulsions before they begin
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