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DNA
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instructions to make more proteins
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deoxiribose
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sugar in DNA
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phosphorus
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hold the deoxiribose together
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nucleic acids
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thymine
cytosine guanine adenine |
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Deoxyribonucleic
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DNA
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Autotroph
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organisms capable of self nourishment.
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Eukaryote
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organism whose cells contain a "true" membrane bound nucleus.
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Genome
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Complete genetic material contained in an individual.
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Cystic Fibrosis
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caused by an inherited defect in a gene.
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chloroplast
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food producers of the cell. They are only found in plant cells
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chlorophyll
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molecule that absorbs sunlight and uses its energy to synthesize carbohydrates from CO2 and water
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ribosomes
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cell organelles that consist of RNA and proteins.
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mRNA
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the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes sites of protein synthesis in the cell
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RNA
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Ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid present in all living cells. Its principal role is to act as a messenger carrying instructions from DNA
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Cytokinesis
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refers to the movement of the cytoplasm that produces distinct daughter cells during cell division.
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