Vocab3/4 Flashcards
0
Q
Nucleotide
A
The building blocks of DNA: guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine. Comprised of a sugar (deoxyribose), a phosphate ion, and a nitrogen-rich base
1
Q
Deoxyribonucleic acid
A
DNA (double helix)
2
Q
Nitrogenous bases
A
Guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine
3
Q
Deoxyribose
A
The sugar component in the side chains of DNA.
4
Q
Phosphate
A
…
5
Q
Chromosome
A
Structure that carries genetic material and information/what happened when our bodies solved the problem of packing so much information into a tightly compacted structure.
6
Q
Sister chromatid
A
…
7
Q
Autosomes
A
…
8
Q
Sex chromosomes
A
…
9
Q
Homologues/Homologous pair
A
…
10
Q
Haploid
A
…
11
Q
Diploid
A
…
12
Q
Allele
A
A nonfunctioning gene variant
13
Q
Gene
A
…
14
Q
Semiconservative replication
A
…
