DNA Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the 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.
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| sugars | One of the molecules that makes up the sides, or “handrails”, of the DNA molecule
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| Phosphates | One of the molecules that makes up the sides, or “handrails”, of the DNA molecule
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| Nitrogenous Base | the four molecules that make up the center, or “rungs”, of the DNA molecule
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| Double Helix | the twisted ladder shape of a DNA molecule
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| Chromosome | strands of tightly wound DNA found in the nucleus
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| Rosalind Franklin | the scientist who used x-rays to make images of DNA that helped reveal its structure
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| Watson & Crick | a team of two scientists who concluded that the structure of DNA is a long twisted ladder
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