DNA/RNA Flashcards
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
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the nucleic acid molecule that stores the hereditary information of the organism and is indirectly responsible for cellular structure and metabolism
2
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Nucleotide
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one of the structural components/building blocks of DNA and RNA. It consists of a base (adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine) plus a molecule of sugar (deoxyribose/ribose) and phosphoric acid)
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RNA (ribonucleic acid)
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a nucleic acid concerned with the synthesis of proteins
4
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Four Nitrogenous bases
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adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine
adenine only pairs with thymine and cytosine only pairs with guanine
5
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Why is DNA called a blueprint
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DNA encodes a detailed set of plans for building different parts of a cell (it tells the cell how to build the organism)
