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Vocabulary
Words And Defintions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nucleotide | Adenine and Thymine Guanine and Cytocine. |
| Gene | A specific sequence of nucleotides. |
| Chromosome | A supercoiled structure made of DNA nd associated proteins o which genes are located. |
| DNA | DeoxyriboNucleic Acid. |
| Supercoiled | A piece of DNA that is like a phone plug. |
| Nucleus | The control room for the cell. |
| Sequence | A pattern or something that goes in order. |
| Genetic | Information you got from your parents. |
| Template | A molecule that acts like a pattern fro a sequence |
| Heredity | Characteristics from your parents to you. |
| Helix | A longer spiral chain of atoms in proteins. |
| Replication | To make more of something. |
| Mutation | Changes in DNA. |
| Ribosomes | A particle of RNA. |
| Amino Acids | An organic compound with Carboxylic. |
| Peptide Chains | Two or more amino acids put together by a chain. |
| Variation | Makes everything work in a cell. |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA |
| Mitosis | A process with four parts: Prophase Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. |