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501 DNA
Term | Definition |
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DNA - | deoxyribonucleic acid |
function of DNA - | stores genetic information |
genetic information - | instructions for making proteins these proteins determine your traits |
nucleic acids - | DNA and RNA composed of nucleotides |
nucleotides - | building blocks of nucleic acids in other words, the monomers of nucleic acids |
Parts of a nucleotide - | 5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base |
Nitrogenous bases in DNA - | adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine |
DNA shape - | double helix AKA twisted ladder consists of two strands of nucleotides |
sugar-phosphate backbone - | a repeating pattern of sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate make of the sides of the DNA "ladder" |
base pairing - | A pairs with T and G pairs with C |
chromosome - | condensed threads of genetic material formed from chromatin as a cell prepares to divide |