1
Q
What is DNA short for?
A
deoxyribonucleic acid
2
Q
What is its function?
A
- blueprint from which living organism are made
- everything living has its own particular DNA molecules
3
Q
What is in a single strand of DNA?
A
polymer made up from just four different monomers, but is the way these are arranged that leads to this infiinite variety of different end products
4
Q
What are the monomers of DNA?
A
nucleotides
5
Q
What are the 3 parts of the monomer?
A
- phosphate group
- organic base
- sugar - 2-deoxyribe
6
Q
What are the different bases?
A
- cytosine
- thymine
- adenine
- guanine
A2 Chemistry J
flashcards
Decks in class (41)
# Cards
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Amines10
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Properties of primary amines7
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Properties of amines as bases10
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Amines as nucleophiles7
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Prepartion of amines12
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Economic importance of amines5
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Condesation polymers6
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Condensation part 212
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Amino acids8
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Peptides, polypeptides, and proteins7
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Protein structure9
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Levels of protein structure17
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Enzymes8
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DNA6
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DNA polymerisation6
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Cell division6
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Electrochemical cells - Background7
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Standard hydorgen electrode10
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Cell conventions5
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Half cells7
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The electrochemical series6
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Combining half cells7
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Commercial applications of electrochemical cells8
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transition metals6
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Complexes18
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Coloured ions14
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Variable oxd states7
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Catalysis12
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Acid-base chemsitry of aqueous transition metals7
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Test tube reactions8
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Ligand substitution reactions6
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colours of test tube reactions9
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Periodicity12
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The oxides of elements in period 37
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Reaction of oxides with water12
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The acidic/basic nature of the Period 3 oxides7
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NMR9
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Proton NMR9
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Interpreting proton NMR spectra6
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Period 3 oxides acidic/basic made simple10
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Electrochemical cells made simple11
