DNA Flashcards
1
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Chromosomes
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Threadlike structures within s cells nucleus that contain DNA that are passed on from one generation to the next.
2
Q
Double Helix
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The twisted ladder structure of DNA
3
Q
Nitrogen Bases
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Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements that makes up the rungs of DNA.
4
Q
Adenine
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One of the 4 nitrogen bases that make up the rings of the DNA, It is abbreviated A.
5
Q
Thymine
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One of the 4 nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of the DNA, it is abbreviated G.
6
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Guanine
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One of the 4 nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of the DNA, it is abbreviated G.
7
Q
DNA replication
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The process in which an identical copy of DNA strand is formed for a new cell.
8
Q
DNA
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The genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.
