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Genome

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The entire genetic material (DNA) of an organism

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DNA stands for

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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DNA 3D shape

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Double helix

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Basic unit of DNA

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Nucleotides

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Nucleotide composition

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5 carbon sugar

Phosphate group

Base

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What type of backbone does DNA have?

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Sugar-phosphate backbone

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Four different DNA bases

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Adenine

Thymine

Guanine

Cytosine

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Complementary base pairs

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A=T

C≡G

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What is a codon?

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Adjacent base triplets that code for a specific amino acid or start/stop action

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Central Dogma

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DNA is used to make RNA in transcription

RNA is used to code for proteins in translation

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