DNA/RNA Vocab Flashcards

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DNA

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

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Chromosomes

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A threadlike structure within a cell’s nucleus that contains DNA that 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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Adenine

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

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Thymine

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One of the four nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of DNA; it is abbreviated T

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Guanine

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One of the four nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of DNA; it is abbreviated G

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Cytosine

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One of four nitrogen bases that make up the rungs of DNA; it is abbreviated C

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Nitrogen bases

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Molecules that contain nitrogen and other elements.

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Uracil

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

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Gene

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A sequence of a DNA molecule that contains the information to code for one specific protein.

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DNA Replication

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The process in which an identical copy of a DNA strand is formed for a new cell

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid; the genetic messenger that carries the genetic code from DNA inside the nucleus to the cytoplasm.

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