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DNA & RNA Vocabulary Flashcards

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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 purine base that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA.

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Thymine

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A pyrimidine base that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA.

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Guanine

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A purine base that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA.

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Cytosine

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A pyrimidine base that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA.

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Gene

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A sequence of DNA that determines a trait and is passed from parent to offspring.

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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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