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DNA
Term | Definition |
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hydrogen bond | holding the nitrogen bases together |
nucleotide | made of a nitrogen base, sugar, and phosphate |
double helix | twisted ladder shape of DNA |
Thymine | always bonds with Adenine; one of four DNA nitrogen bases; NOT found in RNA |
Adenine | always bonds with Thymine; one of four DNA nitrogen bases |
Cytosine | always bonds with Guanine; one of four DNA nitrogen bases |
Guanine | always bonds with Cytosine; one of four DNA nitrogen bases |
base pairs | nitrogen bases that always pair with each other; Thymine-Adenine and Cytosine-Guanine |
phosphate & sugar | make up the "backbone' of DNA and RNA |
nitrogen base sequence | in DNA it determines the code for traits |
uracil | always bonds with Adenine; one of four RNA nitrogen bases; NOT found in DNA |