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What do you know about DNA?
T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/
Use your knowledge of DNA to answer each question
1. What is the “backbone” of a DNA molecule made from?
____________ and _____________ molecules
2. What are the four letters of the RNA alphabet? ___ ___ ___ ___
3. What are the building blocks of proteins? __________ _________
4. What DNA base would pair with each one of the following?
T  _____
G  _____
5. What is the genotype for a male? ____
C  _____
A  _____
And the answers are …
1. What is the “backbone” of a DNA molecule made from?
Sugar
Phosphate molecules
____________
and _____________
A,___
U, ___
G, C
2. What are the four letters of the RNA alphabet? ___
___
Amino _________
Acids
3. What are the building blocks of proteins? __________
4. What DNA base would pair with each one of the following?
A G  _____
C
T  _____
G
C  _____
XY
5. What is the genotype for a male? ____
T
A  _____