cells

Question 1

a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain

Answer 1

Nucleic Acid

Question 2

a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.

Answer 2

Nucleotide

Question 3

a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

Answer 3

Chromosome

Question 4

a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

Answer 4

Gene

Question 5

a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.

Answer 5

Codon

Question 6

a sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.

Answer 6

Anticodon

Question 7

molecules that combine to form proteins

Answer 7

Amino Acid

Question 8

forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA

Answer 8

Sugar-Phosphate Backbone

Question 9

whatever the amount of adenine (A) in the DNA of an organism, the amount of thymine (T) is the same, whatever the amount of guanine (G), the amount of cytosine (C) is the same

Answer 9

Base Pairing Rule

Question 10

the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA

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