DNA Vocab

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A molecule formed by linking smaller molecules.

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polymer

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Macromolecule carrying genetic material (DNA)

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nucleic acid

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Change in DNA sequence

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mutation

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Monomer of nucleic acids

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nucleotide

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RNA; carries instructions from DNA for protein synthesis

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RNA

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Tightly coiled DNA strands (contains genes)

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chromosome

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DNA segment coding for a protein

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gene

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Enzyme that forms new DNA copies by assembling nucleotides.

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DNA polymerase

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deoxyribonucleic acid; carrier of genetic info in cell nucleus

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DNA

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mRNA coded into protein/amino acids

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translation