DNA/RNA Flashcards

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chromosomes

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A threadlike structure within a cells nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next

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double helix

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The twisted ladder structure of DNA

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nitrogen bases

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Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements that makes up the rungs of DNA

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adenine

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One of the four nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of DNA ; A

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thymine

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One of the four nitrogen bases that makes up the rungs of DNA ; T

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guanine

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One of the nitrogen bases of the DNA ;g

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cytosine

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One of the nitrogen bases in the DNA ;c

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gene

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the basic physical unit of heredity

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DNA replication

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DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA strand is formed for a new cell

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RNA

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ribonucleic acid; the genetic messages that carries the genetic code from DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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uracil

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A nitrogen base base found in RNA instead of thymine ; abbreviated U

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from the parent to the offspring

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