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DNA |
Deoxyribonucliec acid; genetic code; made of a phosphate, a sugar, and a base Ex. Blueprints |
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RNA |
Single stranded; writes codes for proteins Ex. Ribonucleic acid; |
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Base pairing |
When nucleotides form hydrogen bonds with A goes with T, G goes with C |
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Chargaffs rule |
The amount of adenine is equal to thymine, the same is true for guanine and cytosine Ex. A=T and G=C |
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Double Helix Model |
Shows DNA is double strand anti-parallel, made by Watson and Crick Ex.The "spiraling ladder" shape |
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Replication |
When DNA copies itself by splitting and each old strand makes another one Ex. ATGC makes TAGC |
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Adenine |
One of the nitrogen bases for RNA and DNA; form nucleotides with sugar and phosphate Ex. A |
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Guanine |
One of the nitrogen bases for RNA and DNA; form nucleotides with sugar and phosphates Ex. G |
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Thymine |
One of the nitrogen bases for DNA; form nucleotides with sugar and phosphates Ex. T |
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Cytosine |
One of the nitrogen bases for RNA and DNA, form nucleotides with sugar and phosphates Ex. C |
