DNA/RNA Flashcards

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Chromosomes

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A threadlike structure in a cell’s nucleus that contains DNA, and it is passed from one generation to the next.

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Double helix

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The shape of a Dna molecule

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Nitrogen bases

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Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements

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Adenine

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A type of nitrogen base that makes up rungs of DNA (A) pairs up with T

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Thymine

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Another type of nitrogen base that makes up rungs of DNA (T)

Pairs up with A

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Guanine

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A type of nitrogen base that makes up rungs of DNA (G)

Pairs up with C

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Cytosine

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Another type of nitrogen base that makes up rungs of DNA (C)
Pairs up with G

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Gene

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A sequence of DNA that determines a trait of an offspring. It is passed on from a parent to an offspring. Contains information to code for a specific protein.

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DNA replication

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The process of which a DNA strand copies itself before it divides

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid ( Dna) a genetic material that carries information about an organism. It is passed from a parent to a offspring.

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RNA

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Ribonuclease acid; the genetic messenger that carries the genetic cod from DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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Uracil

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A nitrogen base found in RNA instead of thymine (U)

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