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6th Grade
01/13/2016

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deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA )
Definition
the genetic material, the material that determines inherited characteristics
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Gene
Definition
a set of instructions for an inherited trait
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Nucleotides
Definition
Consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
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Bases
Definition

parts of nucleotides that pair up to form the rungs of

the DNA

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Double Helix
Definition

the shape\structure of a DNA molecule-

looks like a twisted ladder

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Replication
Definition
the process of copying a DNA molecule
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Complimentary
Definition
bonds with one another's base
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base pair rule
Definition
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Rosealind Franklin
Definition

She made images of DNA molecules.

She used an x-ray diffraction

to make the images.

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Erwin Chargaff ( Chargaff's Rules )
Definition
Erwin found that the amount of adenine DNA equals the amount of thymin. He also found that the amount of guanine always equals the amount of cytosine
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James Watson and Francis Crick
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They were able to build a model of DNA by using materials from their labratory
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