2007-01-21 13:44:47 · 9 answers · asked by Steenskees 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
a gene
2007-01-21 13:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The building blocks of DNA are (deoxy) nucleotides triphosphates (dNTPs)
a nucleotide consists of a sugar (deoxyribose group) connected to a base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine).
these nucleotides are connected to eachother in a chain by means of the phosphate groups (phosphodiester bonds).
i hope that answers your question.
edit: small segments (~20bp) are typically called oligonucleotides.
a segment of DNA coding for a protein may be called a gene.
2007-01-21 21:50:37 · answer #2 · answered by Yobbomate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
segments of DNA
2007-01-21 21:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they are called strands of DNA but spools also sounds familiar.
2007-01-21 21:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by wize1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the are called Strains.
2007-01-21 21:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
strands
2007-01-21 21:47:42 · answer #6 · answered by learch_chap 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
codons
2007-01-21 21:52:07 · answer #7 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
strands maybe
2007-01-21 21:48:13 · answer #8 · answered by iamME 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
allele's or codons?
2007-01-21 22:13:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋