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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid: the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring. |
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Carbohydrate |
An energy-rich organic compound, such as a sugar or a starch that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
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Protein
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Large organic molicule made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur. |
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Double Helix |
The shape of a DNA molicule |
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Nucleic Acid |
A vary large organic molecule made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry all the functions of life. |
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Compound |
A substance made of two or more elements chemicly combiend in a spsific ratio,or proportion. |
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Lipid |
An energy-rich organic compound, such as fat oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
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Enzyme |
A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing. |
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Element |
A puce substance that cannot be broken down into other other substances by a chemichal or physacal means. |
