DNA Vocab

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Characteristic passed to offspring through genes.

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Trait

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Material containing inherited characteristics

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DNA

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Single-stranded nucleic acid with ribose sugar

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RNA

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Nitrogenous base with a double-ring structure; adenine or guanine.

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Purine

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Nitrogenous base with a single-ring structure; thymine or cytosine.

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Pyrimidine

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DNA -> RNA -> Protein

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Central Dogma

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Study of heredity

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Genetics

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Building block of DNA: sugar, nitrogenous base, phosphate group.

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Nucleotide

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Cell's DNA duplication process

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Replication

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In each new DNA double helix, one strand is original, one is new.

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Semi-Conservative