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14 Cards in this Set
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Adenine
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a nitrogen containing base that is a component of a nucleotide, pairs with Thymine.
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Base pairing rule
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the rule stating that in DNA, cytosine pairs with guanine and adenine pairs with thymine and in RNA, adenine pairs with uracil.
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Cytosine
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a nitrogen containing base, a pyrimidine of DNA and RNA, pairs with guanine.
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Deoxyribose
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the sugar molecule in a DNA nucleotide.
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DNA polymerase
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an enzyme that binds to the separated strands of DNA and assembles each strands complement in replication.
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Double helix
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the shape of a DNA strand.
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Guanine
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a nitrogen containing base that is a component of a nucleotide, pairs with cytosine.
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Mutation
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a change in DNA.
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Nitrogen containing base
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a DNA molecule containing nitrogen, a sugar molecule, and a phosphate group.
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Purine
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an organic molecule that has a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.
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Pyrimidine
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an organic molecule that has a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms.
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Replication
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the process by which DNA copies itself during interphase.
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Replication fork
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the points at which the DNA strands separate during replication.
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Thymine
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a nitrogen containing base, one component of a nucleotide, pairs with adenine.
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