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DNA Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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DNA | a molecule that contains coded instructions that store and pass on genetic information from one generation to the next. |
sugars | One of the molecules that makes up the sides, or “handrails”, of the DNA molecule |
Phosphates | One of the molecules that makes up the sides, or “handrails”, of the DNA molecule |
Nitrogenous Base | the four molecules that make up the center, or “rungs”, of the DNA molecule |
Double Helix | the twisted ladder shape of a DNA molecule |
Chromosome | strands of tightly wound DNA found in the nucleus |
Rosalind Franklin | the scientist who used x-rays to make images of DNA that helped reveal its structure |
Watson & Crick | a team of two scientists who concluded that the structure of DNA is a long twisted ladder |