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DNA
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deoxyribonucelic acid, a molecule that is present in all living cells and that contains the information that determines the traits that a living thing inherits and need to live.
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nucleotide
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in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.
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Chargaff's Rules
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the amount of adenine in DNA always equals the amount of thymine.
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Double Helix
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DNA that looks like a twisted ladder.
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complementary strand
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after the DNA splits down the middle a new complementary strand forms along each half of the original molecule.
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adenine
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1 of the 4 bases of nucleotides of DNA known as A base
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thymine
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1 of the 4 bases of nucleotides of DNA known as T base
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cytosine
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1 of the 4 bases of nucleotides of DNA known as C base.
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guanine
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1 of the 4 bases of nucleotides of DNA known as G base.
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RNA
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ribonucleic acid, a molecule that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in protein production
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ribosome
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a cell organelle composed of RNA and protein.
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mutation
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a change in the nucleotide-base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule.
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