Genetics 1.1 Flashcards

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Complimentary base pairs

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Pair of bases -join to make rungs of DNA ladder: AT, CG

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DNA

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Nucleic acid w/ deoxyribose sugar, phosphate as backbone; molecule determines genetic characteristics living objects

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Deoxyribose sugar

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1 parts that make up nucleotide

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Gene

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Section DNA carries genetic code for partic. Characteristic

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Nitrogen rich base

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Part of nucleotide, ATCG

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Nucleotide

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Building blocks DNA

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Phosphate group

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Parts make up nucleotide

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Chromosome

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Thread-like, nucleus, composed of DNA, proteins

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