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| DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) |
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| The genetic material- the material that determines inherited characteristics, functions, and neccessities for life. |
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| Parts of a chromosome. One set of instructions for an inherited trait. (3 nucleotides) |
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| A subunit that consists of a sugar, a phophate and a base. |
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| One of the parts of a nucleotide. There are four of them, Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine. They form rungs. |
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| The shape that DNA is in; it looks like a twisted ladder. |
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| When the cell copies its DNA- its DNA molecule is split down the morning, each base is used for a new strand. |
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| Complimentary- as it relates to DNA |
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| In DNA, the two bases (A + T, G + C), are complimentary to each other. |
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| Made images of DNA molecules using the process of x-ray diffraction. SHe found out that theyy were spiral-shaped. |
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| Erwin Cahrgaff (Chargaff's rules) |
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| Found out that the amount of Adenine is always the same amount of Thymine, and the same with Guanine and Cytosine. |
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| James Watson and Francis Crick |
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| Their prediction was that DNA looked like a twisted ladder. The results matched up perfectly with other scientists. ALthough what they discovered was very similar to Franklin's, they found the exact shape and proved it, too. |
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| Adenine (A) and Thymine (T), are always paired together in genes. The same goes for Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C) |
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