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science DNA
study for DNA test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nucleotides | small molecules that make up a strand of dna |
| double helix | the shape of dna |
| James Watson and Francis Crick | discovered the shape of dna |
| deoxyribose phospate nitrogen bases | The 3 molecules that make up a nucleotide |
| deoxyribos phosphate | molecules that make up the sides of the dna "ladder" |
| 4 nitrogen bases | molecules that make up the rungs of the dna "ladder" |
| replication | making a copy of dna |
| deoxyribose | sugar found in dna |
| adenine-thymine guanine-cytosine | nitrogen bases that bond |
| dna | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| dna location | in the nucleus |