biology AOS#1 Flashcards

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DNA

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carries hereditary information which directs cell activities

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2
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nucleotides

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made up of a sugar phosphate backbone and a nitrogen base bound together through weak hydrogen bonds

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5’ - 3’

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top of pentagon is pointing upwards

“five prime to three prime”

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3’ - 5’

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top of pentagon is pointing downwards

“three prime to five prime’

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5
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genes

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specific segment of DNA that carries an instruction coded in its complimentary base pairs

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