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| Determines an organisms traits |
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| Process in which chromosomal DNA is copied before mitosis or meiosis |
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| Shape of a DNA molecule formed when two twisted DNA strands are coiled into a springlike structure and held together by hydrogen bonds between the base |
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| Carbon ring structure in DNA or RNA that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen; includes adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil |
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| Set of three nitrogen bases representing a specific amino acid |
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| RNA that transports information from DNA in the nucleus to the cell's cytoplasm |
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| The RNA that composes ribosomes |
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| The process in the cell nucleus where enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand |
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| RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins |
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| Process of converting information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids in a protein |
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| Cell structures that carry the genetic material that is copied and passed from generation to generation of cells |
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| Mutation that occurs at the chromosome level resulting in changes in the gene distribution during meiosis |
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| Mutation that occurs when a single base is added or deleted from DNA; causes a shift in the reading of codons by one base |
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| Any agent that can cause a change in DNA; includes high-energy radiation, chemicals, or high temperatures |
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| Random error or change in a DNA sequence |
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| Mutation in a DNA sequence; occurs from a change in a single base pair |
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| Subunits of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base |
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| Composed of one atom of phosphorus surrounded by four oxygen atoms |
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| One of four possible nitrogen bases; equal to the amount of thymine |
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| One of four possible nitrogen bases; equal to the amount of cytosine |
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| One of four possible nitrogen bases; equal to the amount of Guanine |
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| One of four possible nitrogen bases; equal to the amount of Adenine |
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| Similar base to nitrogen base's in RNA |
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