DNA - Regular Bio
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid, our genetic material in the shape of a double helix, made of nucleic acids and is used by an individual as the recipe for making proteins |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid, a nucleic acid that plays an important role in the production of proteins |
| Nitrogenous Bases | Adenine, Guanine, Thymine and Cytosine |
| Nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| Nucleic Acid | an organic compound, either RNA or DNA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information |
| Double-Helix | structure of DNA, two strands create the double-helix |
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