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TERM
DEFINITION
Adenine
A purine base that pairs with thymine
Cytosine
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(DNA)
A pyrimidine base that pairs with guanine
The biomolecule classified as a nucleic acid and composed of nucleotides; genetic
material shaped like a double helix
A five carbon sugar found as part of the structural components of a nucleotide of
DNA
The process in which the DNA sequence is copied to form an additional DNA
molecule
A segment of DNA nucleotides that code for a specific protein to be produced and
leads to the expression of a hereditary trait or characteristic
A purine base that pairs with cytosine
Type of bond found between the nitrogen bases of the DNA molecule
A nitrogen containing molecule with basic properties that is found in nucleic acids;
adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil
A biomolecule composed of nucleotides and carries the genetic information of an
organism
Deoxyribose
DNA Replication
Gene
Guanine
Hydrogen Bond
Nitrogen Base
Nucleic Acid
Nucleotide
The monomer of nucleic acids; composed of phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen bases
Nucleus
Organelle where a eukaryotic organism’s genetic material is located; the control
center of the cell
Phosphate
An element that is found as part of the structural components of a nucleotide
Thymine
The biomolecule classified as a nucleic acid and composed of nucleotides; genetic
material in a single helix form
A pyrimidine base that pairs with adenine and is found only in DNA
Uracil
A pyrimidine base that pairs with adenine and is found only in RNA
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
TERM
Adenine
Cytosine
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(DNA)
Deoxyribose
DNA Replication
Gene
Guanine
Hydrogen Bond
Nitrogen Base
Nucleic Acid
DEFINITION
A purine base that pairs with thymine
A pyrimidine base that pairs with guanine
The biomolecule classified as a nucleic acid and composed of nucleotides; genetic
material shaped like a double helix
A five carbon sugar found as part of the structural components of a nucleotide of
DNA
The process in which the DNA sequence is copied to form an additional DNA
molecule
A segment of DNA nucleotides that code for a specific protein to be produced and
leads to the expression of a hereditary trait or characteristic
A purine base that pairs with cytosine
Type of bond found between the nitrogen bases of the DNA molecule
A nitrogen containing molecule with basic properties that is found in nucleic acids;
adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine, and uracil
A biomolecule composed of nucleotides and carries the genetic information of an
organism
Nucleotide
The monomer of nucleic acids; composed of phosphate, sugar, and nitrogen bases
Nucleus
Organelle where a eukaryotic organism’s genetic material is located; the control
center of the cell
Phosphate
An element that is found as part of the structural components of a nucleotide
Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
Thymine
Uracil
The biomolecule classified as a nucleic acid and composed of nucleotides; genetic
material in a single helix form
A pyrimidine base that pairs with adenine and is found only in DNA
A pyrimidine base that pairs with adenine and is found only in RNA
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