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Nucleotide & DNA
Biology Vocab Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenine | a nitrogen base that pairs with thymine and is a purine |
| Complementary Strand | nitrogen base pairings |
| Cytosine | a nitrogen base that pairs with guanine and is a pyrimidine |
| DNA Helicase | the enzyme that unzips the double helix |
| DNA Polymerase | the enzyme that adds nucleotides to build a new DNA strand |
| Guanine | a nitrogen base that pairs with cytosine and is a purine |
| Lagging Strand | the strand of DNA that breaks and become fragments |
| Leading Strand | the strand of DNA that replicates and is whole |
| Thymine | a nitrogen base that pairs with adenine and is pyrimidine |
| Hydrogen Bonds | the weak bonds that connect nucleotides (A&T have 2 bonds and C&G have 3 bonds) |
| Alleles | the part of a chromosome that is different and comes from crossing over |
| Diploid | a cell that has 46 chromatids |
| Haploid | a cell that has 23 chromatids |
| Law of Segregation | the principle that the 2 alleles for a trait separates during gamete formation |
| Independent Assortment | a genetic principle where alleles for different genes separate randomly and independently |
| Purines | purines have 2 rings |
| Pyrimidines | pyrimidines have 1 ring |