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| The organelle in cells which makes proteins |
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| Genetic information is stored in this molecule. |
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| This is usually a single-stranded nucleic acid. There are several different types of this kind of molecule, with different functions. |
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| This is the enzyme which is most important in DNA replication. |
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| This is the enzyme which is most important in transcription. |
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| This base is found in RNA, but not DNA. |
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| This kind of molecule carries the genetic information from DNA to ribosomes. |
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| Ribosomes are made up of proteins and this kind of nucleic acid. |
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| This kind of RNA has a site for binding amino acids. It carries amino acids to the ribosomes. |
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| This is the basic shape of DNA as discovered by Watson and Crick. |
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| This is the process in which DNA strands unwind (for example, during replication). |
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| This is the process in which two DNA molecules are made from one DNA molecule. |
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| DNA and RNA are polymers of made up of these units. |
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| A family of large molecules (macromolecules) including DNA and RNA. |
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| These are nitrogen-containing groups which make up part of nucleotides. There are four different ones in DNA. |
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| A base which pairs with thymine in DNA. |
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| This is a base which is found in DNA but not RNA. |
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| This is a base which pairs up with guanine in DNA. |
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| This base forms bonds with cytosine in DNA. |
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| These are weak bonds which hold two strands of DNA together. |
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| Large molecules made up of long chains of small units. DNA and proteins are examples of these. |
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| The organelle in eukaryotic cells in which DNA is found. |
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| Bacteria usually have only one of these structures, but eukaryotes have more. They are made of DNA and protein. |
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| The process in which RNA is made from a DNA template. |
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| The process in which the genetic information in mRNA is used to make proteins. |
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| Nucleotides are made of a sugar, a base and what? |
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