DNA Replication Vocab*

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Purine

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A nitrogenous base with two rings.

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Double Helix

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Two strands winding like a twisted ladder.

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Pyrimidine

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A nitrogenous base with one ring.

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Nucleotide

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A subunit of nucleic acids, composed of a 5-carbon sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base.

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Nitrogenous Base

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A molecule that contains nitrogen.

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Deoxyribose

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Pentose sugar in DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Genetic material inherited from parents

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Replication

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Copying DNA before cell division

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Phosphate Group

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A molecule containing phosphorus and oxygen

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Semi-Conservative

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Replication of a nucleic acid where one strand of each double helix is from the parent molecule.