dna and Genes vocabulary exam questions and answers update Qs nucleotide - n ANS monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base Qs DNA - n ANS deoxyribonucleic acid: the genetic materia

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nucleotide - n
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monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base


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DNA - n
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deoxyribonucleic acid: the genetic material that carries information about an
organism that is passed from parent to offspring AND is used by an individual as the
recipe for making proteins


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DNA replication - n
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process of copying the DNA molecule


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cytosine - n
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Nitrogen base that pairs with guanine.


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guanine - n
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Nitrogen base that pairs with cytosine.

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thymine - n
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nitrogen base found ONLY in DNA that pairs with adenine


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adenine - n
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nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in
RNA


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Watson and Crick - n
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Figured out structure of DNA was a double helix


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messenger RNA - n
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RNA that copies the coded message from DNA in the nucleus and carries the
message into the cytoplasm


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transfer RNA - n
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type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein
synthesis


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ribosomal RNA - n