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DNA vocabulary
module 4 lesson 1 DNA
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Biology
10th Grade
10/27/2021

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DNA
Definition
deoxyribose nucleic acid, nuclei acid found in the nucleus of cells that carries genetic information
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Nitrogenous base
Definition
part of the nucleotide; this is the inside part of DNA that are matched in the middle
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nucleotide
Definition
makes up nuclei acids; each nucleotide has a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base
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genetics
Definition
the study of heredity and how DNA is inherited
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nucleus
Definition
the control center of the cell; contains the cell's DNA
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double helix
Definition
DNA has 2 stands of nucleotides twisted together
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deoxyribose
Definition
the sugar that is part of DNA
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adenine
Definition
base represented by the letter A
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thymine
Definition
base represented by the letter T
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cytosine
Definition
base represented by the letter C
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guanine
Definition
base represented by the letter G
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complementary
Definition
the way base pairs match in DNA
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