ADN Flashcards

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What are you talking about? I did not use your sombrero. That hair is not mine.

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¿De qué hablas? Yo no usé tu sombrero. Ese pelo no es mío.

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Imagine DNA as a computer program for your body.

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Imagínate al ADN como un programa de computadora para tu cuerpo.

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If you pay attention to the double helix you will see that every string of DNA contains millions of pairs of molecular compounds called bases.

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Si te fijas en la doble hélice verás que cada hebra de ADN contiene millones de pares de compuestos moleculares llamados bases.

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Normally there are only four compounds that pair with each other: citosina, guanina, adenina y timina.

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Normalmente sólo hay cuatro compuestos que se emparejan unos con otros en el ADN: citosina, guanina, adenina y timina.

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Since the DNA chain is so large, the pairs of bases can arrange themselves into millions of different sequences.

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Como la cadena de ADN es tan larga, los pares de bases pueden arreglarse en millones de secuencias diferentes.

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The order in which the pairs of bases line up forms a type of code.

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El orden en el que los pares de bases se alinean forma una especie de código.

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Each section of DNA is called a gene.

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Cada sección de ADN se llama gen.

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A gene produces a distinct physical characteristic in your body, like whether or not you are going to endure a particular sickness.

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Un gen produce una característica física distinta en tu cuerpo, como si vas o no a padecer una enfermedad en particular.

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in theory, if we copy the DNA of a sheep, we can produce whatever quantity of sheep genetically equal. Although in practice it is not that easy.

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En teoría, si copiamos el ADN de una oveja, podemos producir cualquier cantidad de ovejas genéticamente iguales. Aunque en la práctica no es tan fácil.

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It is possible that genetically modified plants cross with normal plants planted in the nearby fields.

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Es posible que las plantas modificadas genéticamente se crucen con plantas normales sembradas en los campos cercanos.

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A genome is the collection of all the genes of an organism.

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Un genoma es el conjunto de todos los genes de un organismo.

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It is also possible that we would know why some people get some sicknesses and others don’t.

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Puede que también sepamos por qué a algunas personas le dan algunas enfermedades y a otras no.

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