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DNA Structure Fill in the Blank. For each blank below, determine the correct term to fill the
space. Write the terms that would correctly fit in the numbered spaces below the paragraph.
There is a word bank provided below the paragraph.
DNA is composed of _____1_____ , which have three components. The three
components are the five-carbon sugar called _____2_____, a phosphate group, and a
_____3_____ such as adenine or guanine. The bases always form complementary pairs.
Adenine always bonds with _____4_____ and guanine always bonds with _____5_____. When
matched this way, a purine is always binded to a pyrimidine. Adenine and guanine are larger
and called _____6_____. Thymine and cytosine are _____7_____.
The bases described above form the rungs of the twisted ladder-shaped DNA
molecule. The bonds between the bases are _____8_____
The two other components of DNA make up the sides of the ladder, which are called
_____9_____. The bonds here are _____10_____. The shape of the complete DNA molecule
is called a _____11_____.
Word Bank:
1

nucleotides

ribose

nitrogenous base

thymine

cytosine

purines

pyrimidines

weak

backbones

10 strong
11 double helix

Adenine
Backbone(s)
Cytosine
Deoxyribose
DNA polymerase
Double helix
Guanine
Nitrogenous base(s)
Nucleotide(s)
Purine(s)
Pyrimidine(s)
Ribose
Rung(s)
Strong
Thymine
Trisomy
Weak