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| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
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| molecule responsible for inheritance; nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose |
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| building block (monomer) of nucleic acid polymers |
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| single or double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms with attached functional groups, found in nucleic acids |
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| single-ring nitrogenous base |
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| double-ring nitrogenous base |
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| 2 strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA |
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| process of copying DNA molecules |
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| enzyme that makes the covalent bonds between the nucleotides of new DNA strands |
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