Dagupan City National High School

SCIENCE 9
GROUP _______ Grade and Section:__________________ Date:______________ Subject Teacher: Ms. Lesly D. Santillan
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DNA PAPER MODELING
I. Objectives: Identify the components of a DNA molecule
Construct a model of a molecule of DNA
II. Materials: cutouts of basic subunits of DNA scissors crayons glue/tape
III. Procedure:
1. Color and cut out all the units needed to make the nucleotides from the handout provided by your teacher.
Color code: phosphate – brown
Deoxyribose sugar – black
Nitrogeneous bases:
1. Adenine – yellow
2. Guanine – green
3. Thymine – blue
4. Cytosine – red
2. Using the small squares and stars as guide, line up the phosphate and sugars. Attach the bases to the sugar
using the circle as guide following the sequence to form a row from top to bottom.
Thymine
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Adenine
Cytosine
Let this arrangement represent the left half of the DNA molecule.
IV. Guide Questions:
1. What base does adenine pair with? _________________________________________________________________________________
2. What base does guanine pair with? _________________________________________________________________________________
3. Describe the shape of the DNA molecule. Draw a picture if it helps!

4. What are the three components of a nucleotide?___________________________________________________________________

5. What are the common parts of a nucleotide?_______________________________________________________________________
6. What is the name of the sugar molecule in the DNA helix?________________________________________________________
7. What is the one part of the nucleotide that differs among the other different nucleotide?_____________________
8. List the 4 different kinds of nitrogen bases.________________________________________________________________________