| Term | Definition |
|---|
| DNA and RNA | types of Nucleic acid |
| C, H, O, N, P | element in Nucleic acids |
| Phosphorus | P in the Nucleic acid is spelled how? |
| nucleotide | monomer in a Nucleic Acid |
| 46 | how many chromosomes are humans made up of? |
| 23 | how many chromosomes are from each parent? |
| adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine | the only four nucleotides on this planet |
| double helix | The form of native DNA, referring to its two adjacent polynucleotide strands wound into a spiral shape. |
| half | RNA is ____ as big as DNA |
| RNA | A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages |
| deoxyribonucleic acid | (biochemistry) found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
| ribonucleic acid | Stores and transfers information from DNA that is essential for the manufacturing of proteins. Is a single helix |
| Denature | to unfold or pull apart when the heat and pH is not optimal |
| a | bonds with t |
| c | bonds with g |
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