Genetics 1.1 Flashcards
1
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Complimentary base pairs
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Pair of bases -join to make rungs of DNA ladder: AT, CG
2
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DNA
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Nucleic acid w/ deoxyribose sugar, phosphate as backbone; molecule determines genetic characteristics living objects
3
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Deoxyribose sugar
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1 parts that make up nucleotide
4
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Gene
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Section DNA carries genetic code for partic. Characteristic
5
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Nitrogen rich base
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Part of nucleotide, ATCG
6
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Nucleotide
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Building blocks DNA
7
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Phosphate group
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Parts make up nucleotide
8
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Chromosome
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Thread-like, nucleus, composed of DNA, proteins