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DNA Vocabulary Terms
Vocabulary | Definition |
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cells | basic building blocks of living organisms |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid; consists of strands of molecules that code and store genetic information; located in the nucleus of a cell |
chromosomes | threadlike structures made of DNA that are in the nucleus of all cells |
Watson and Crick | scientists who discovered in the structure of the DNA molecule |
double helix | the shape of a DNA molecule, twisted ladder |
nucleotide | a portion of the DNA molecule that consists of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base |
adenine | a nitrogen base that pairs with thymine |
thymine | a nitrogen base that pairs with adenine |
guanine | a nitrogen base that pairs with cytosine |
cytosine | a nitrogen base that pairs with guanine |
sugar and phosphate molecule | form the side of the DNA molecule |