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14 Cards in this Set
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DNA |
Contains the instructions used in the development and function of all known living organisms |
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Chromosomes |
Long strands made of DNA and proteins which contains genetic information |
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Histones |
Proteins that form part of chromosome |
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Gene |
Section of DNA which carries a code about a particular characteristic. Provides the instructions |
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Double helix |
Formed a spiral ladder shaped molecule made up of nucleotides |
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Nucleotides |
Building blocks of DNA made of a nitrogen-base, phosphate and sugar |
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Purines |
Adenine and guanine |
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Pyrimidine |
Thymine and cytosine |
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Hereditary characteristics |
Determined by the order of bases in nucleotides |
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Amino acid |
Long chains of molecules which make up proteins |
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Genes code |
Sequence of nucleotides indicate type of amino acids to make protein |
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Non-coding DNA |
Junk DNA and influences behavior of genes |
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DNA replication |
Process of making DNA from existing DNA, controlled by specific enzymes |
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Cell cycle |
Series of processes that take place in a cell between one cell division and the next |
