DNA/RNA Flashcards
chromosomes
A threadlike structure within a cells nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next
double helix
The twisted ladder structure of DNA
nitrogen bases
Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements that makes up the rungs of DNA
adenine
One of the four nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of DNA ; A
thymine
One of the four nitrogen bases that makes up the rungs of DNA ; T
guanine
One of the nitrogen bases of the DNA ;g
cytosine
One of the nitrogen bases in the DNA ;c
gene
the basic physical unit of heredity
DNA replication
DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA strand is formed for a new cell
RNA
ribonucleic acid; the genetic messages that carries the genetic code from DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm
uracil
A nitrogen base base found in RNA instead of thymine ; abbreviated U
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from the parent to the offspring