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Biomolocules In Life Flashcards

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DESPITE THE COMPLEXITY OF LIVING SYSTEMS , CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY CAN BE EXAMINED

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BIOCHEMISTRY

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LIVING CELLS IS PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF COMPLEX SYSTEM OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS AND THESE ARE GROUPED INTO TWO CATEGORIES

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INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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NO ORGANISM CAN LIVE WITHOUT

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WATER

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LIVING ORGANISM CONTAIN BETWEEN _______ WATER

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45 TO 95 PERCENT

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THE MOST ABUNDANT INORGANIC COMPOUND INSIDE THE CELLS PROTOPLASM

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WATER

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FUNCTIONS IN THE LIVING SYSTEM OF WATER

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WATER IS A BIOLOGICAL SOLVENT
WATER MOLECULES TICK TO EACH OTHER AND SURFACE
WATER HAS HIGH SURFACE TENSION
WATER HAS HIGH HEAT CAPACITY
WATER HAS HIGH HEAT VAPORIZATION
WATER HAS HIGH HEAT OF FUSION
WATER IS A MEDIUM WHERE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROCESS TAKE PLACE
WATER SERVES AS MOISTURIZER OF SURFACES
WATER IS A LUBRICANT
WATER IS A GOOD CUSHION

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OTHER INORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN THE BODY

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ACIDS , BASE, SALT, BUFFER, ELECTROLYTES

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THE MAIN INORGANIC COMPOUND IN THE LIVING BODY

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WATER

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OFTEN CALLED THE BUILDING BLOCK OF LIFE

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CARBON

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IS THE BASIS FORM FORMING THE STRUCTURES OF LIVING THINGS AND CARRIES OUT THE MOST LIFE’S FUNCTIONS

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CARBON

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THE CARBON-CONTAINING MOLECULES ARE

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ORGANIC COMPOUND

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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS

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MACROMOLECULES

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MACROMOLECULES ARE COMPOSED OF SUBUNITS CALLED

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MONOMER

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MONOMERS LINKED TOGETHER WILL FORM COMPLEX MOLECULES CALLED

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POLYMERS

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MONOMERS FORMED INTO POLYMERS BY MEANS OF THE PROCESS CALLED

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DEHYDRATION SYNTHESIS

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POLYMERS DISASSEMBLED BY MEANS OF THE PROCESS

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HYDROLYSIS REACTION

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MONOMERS

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SIMPLE SUGAR, AMINO ACIDS, FATTY ACIDS , NUCLEOTIDES

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POLYMERS

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CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS, LIPIDS, NUCLEIC ACIDS

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COMPOSED OF THE ELEMENTS C,H, AND O

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CARBOHYDRATES

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THESE ARE ORGANIC COMPOUND THAT SERVE AS THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY IN ALL ORGANISMS

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CARBOHYDRATES

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SERVE AS THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS OF THE LIVING CELL

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CARBOHYDRATES

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CARBOHYDRATES CLASSIFIES INTO

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MONOSACCHARIDES , DISACCHARIDES , POLYSACCHARIDES

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KNOWN AS THE SIMPLE SUGAR

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MONOSACCHARIDES

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IDENTIFIED BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF CARBON ATOMS

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MONOSACCHARIDES

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3 CARBON ATOMS

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TRIOSE

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5 CARBON ATOMS

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PENTOSE

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6 CARBON ATOMS

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HEXOSES

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SOME SIMPLE SUGARS ARE

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FRUCTOSE , GLUCOSE , GALACTOSE

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FRUIT SUGAR , SWEETEST SUGAR IN FRUITS

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FRUCTOSE

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DEXTROSE/BLOOD SUGAR

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GLUCOSE AND GALACTOSE

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MAKES THE BACKBONE OF RNA AND DNA

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MONOSACCHARIDES

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RNA

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RIBOSE

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DNA

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DEOXYRIBOSE

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KNOWN AS THE COMPLEX SUGARS CONSISTS OF TWO MOLECULES OF MONOSACCHARIDES

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DISACCHARIDES

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SOME DISACCHARIDES ARE

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SUCROSE , MALTOSE. LACTOSE

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MILK SUGAR

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LACTOSE

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MALT SUGAR FOUND IN MALTED CEREALS AND GRAIN

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COMMON SUGAR TABLE / FOUND IN SUGAR CANE , SUGAR BEETS , CARROTS , AND OTHER SWEET FRUITS

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KNOWN AS THE COMPLEX SUGARS CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE MOLECULES OF MONASACCHARIDES

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POLYSACCHARIDES

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CAPABLE OF ACTING AS ENERGY STORAGE OR STRUCTURAL MOLECULES AS PARTS OF THE CELL STRUCTURES

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POLYSACCHARIDES

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COMMON EXAMPLE OF POLYSACCHARIDES

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STARCH AND GLYCOGEN
CHITIN AND CELLULOSE

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STORAGE POLYSACCHARIDES

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STARCH AMD GLYCOGEN

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STRUCTURAL POLYSACCHARIDES

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CHITIN AND CELLULOSE

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FOUND IN POTATO , CASSAVA , CORN AND CEREALS

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IS A STORAGE CARBOHYDRATE IN ANIMALS WHICH ACCUMULATES IN THE LIVER AND MUSCLE CELLS

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IS A STRUCTURAL POLYSACCHARIDE FOUND IN PLANT CELL WALLS WHICH FUNCTION FOR SUPPORTS AND PROTECTION FOR PLANTS

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IS THE STRUCTURAL POLYSACCHARIDE FOUND IN PLANT CELL WALLS WHICH FUNCTION FOR SUPPORTS AND PROTECTION FOR PLANTS

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IS FOUND IN THE OUTER COVERINGS OF CRUSTACEANS AND INSECTS WHICH FUNCTION FOR PROTECTION AND SUPPORT

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COMPOSED OF THE ELEMENTS C,H,O,N,AND S

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THESE ARE THE MOSET ABUNDANT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN LIVING ORGANISM THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 15% OF THE BODY DRY WEIGHT

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THE BUILDING BLOCK OF PROTEIN

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AMINO ACIDS

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DIFFERENT COMBINATION OF THE ____ AMINO ACIDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VARIETY OF PROTEINS IN LIVING ORGANISM

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YOUR BODY IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ABOUT _____ AMINO ACIDS TO FORM PROTEIN

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AMINO ACIDS THAT ARE NOT PRESENT IN OUR BODY KNOWN AS THE

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ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS

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FOUND OR OBTAINED BY OUR BODY FROM ANIMAL AND PLANT SOURCES

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IMPORTANT IN PROVIDING OUR BODY WITH ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF 20 AMINO ACIDS

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BALANCED DIET

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THESE AMINO ACIDS ARE USED BY OUR BODY FOR GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

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SIMPLE MAMMALIAN MAY CONTAIN __________ DIFFERENT KINDS OF PROTEINS

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PROTEIN FORM THE PARTS OF CELLS AND TISSUES SUCH AS THE KERATIN AND COLLAGEN

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STRUCTURAL PROTEINS

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ENZYMES CATALYZE OR SPEED UP CHEMICAL REACTIONS WITHOUT BEING CHEMICALLY CHANGED

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ENZYMATIC PROTEINS

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EXAMPLE IS THE HEMOGLOBIN IN RBC

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TRANSPORT PROTEINS

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ANTIBODIES

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DEFENSE PROTEINS

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PRODUCED BY A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WBC CALLED B LYMPHOCYTES IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESENCE OF A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN THE BODY CALLED ANITIGEN

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ANTIBODIES

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PRODUCED BY A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WBC

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B LYMPHOCYTES

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FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN OUR BODY

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HORMONES ARE SIGNAL PROTEINS THAT REGULATE BODY FUNCTIONS

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REGULATORY OR SIGNAL PROTEINS

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FOUND IN THE MUSCLE CELLS TO ALLOW MOVEMENT AND CAUSE MUCLE CONTRACTION

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CONTRACTILE PROTEINS

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COMPOSED OF THE ELEMENTS C,H, AND O

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THESE ARE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES THAT INCLUDE FATS AND FAT-LIKE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS PHOSPHOLIPID, WAX AND STEROID

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FUNCTIONS OF LIPID

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PREVENT WATER LOSS FROM SURFACE SKIN
MAKES STRUCTURES OF THE CELL MEMBRANE
INSULATING MATERIAL TO PREVENT HEAT LOSS AND PROTECTION AGAINST EXTREME COLD
SOURCE OF STORAGE ENERGY

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SOLID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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MOSTLY FOUND IN ANIMALS

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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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EXAMPLE MARGARINE AND BUTTER

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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

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UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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MOSTLY FOUND IN PLANTS

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UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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EXAMPLE ARE VEGETABLE OIL AND CORN OIL

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UNSATURATED FATTY CELLS

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ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF CELL MEMBRANES

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PHOSPHOLIPIDS

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LIPIDS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF MANY ORGANISM

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FOUND AS A CUTICLE COVERING SURFACE OF LEAVES AND STEM PLANTS AND PROTECTIVE COVERING ON THE SKIN AND FUR OF SOME ANIMALS

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ARE LIPIDS WITH A CARBON SKELETON OF DOUR FUSED RINGS

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KNOWN AS THE BLOOD FATS

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TRIGLYCERIDES

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CIRCULATE IN THE BLOODSTREAM ALONG WITH THE CHOLESTEROL

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TRIGLYCERIDES

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FOUND IN THE BRAIN ,LMGS AND NERVE TISSUES

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SPHINGOLIPIDS

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SERVES AS SURFACTANTS THAT HELP REDUCE TENSION ON THE LUNGS

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SPHINGOLIPIDS

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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAT FUNCTION FOR THE STORAGE OF GENETIC INFORMATION , WHICH IS TRANSMITTED FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT I ALL LIVING ORGANISM

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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IT IS THE PHYSICAL CARRIER OF INHERITANCE THAT IS PASSED FROM PARENTS TO OFFSPRING

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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FUNCTION FOR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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BUILDING BLOCK IS NUCLEOTIDE

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NUCLEIC ACIDS

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MADE UP. OF FIVE-CARBON SUGAR, PHOSPHATE GROUP AND NITROGEN BASE

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NUCLEOTIDE

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NITROGENOUS BASE

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GUANINE ,ADENINE, CYTOSINE , THYMINE AND URACIL

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NITROGENOUS BASE

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NUCLEOTIDE

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THE STRUCTURE OF DNA IS A DOUBLE STRANDED HELIX MOLECULE WHICH IS FIRST DESCRIBED BY

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JAMES WATSON AND FRANCIS CRICK

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