DNA Vocab Flashcards

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Nucleotide

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Building block of DNA, a sugar + a phosphate + a base

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, genetic material inside a cell

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Inherited

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Passes from parent to offspring

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Replication

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The process of copying a DNA molecule

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Mutation

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A change in the order, number of type of bases in DNA

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid

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Ribosome

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An organelle that reads RNA to make proteins

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