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Nucleotide
any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA. |
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Deoxyribose
is a constituent of the nucleotide base that form DNA.
syn. Sugar |
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Covalent Bonds
the bond formed by the sharing of a pair of electrons by two atoms
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Double Helix
structure of DNA that was created by James Watson |
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Semiconservative DNA Replication
is a copying process of DNA |
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Hydrogen bonds
attractive intermolecular force that exists between two electric changes of opposite polarity |
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Complementary base-pairing
the hydrogen bonding of A with T, and G with C |
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Gene
contains the instructions for the synthesis of a particular protein
syn: Genetic Code |
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Gel electrophoresis
DNA cleaving enzynes that cut the DNA up into many small pieces |
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Transcription
formation of a message using DNA as the source or code |
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