Chapter 12-1 and 12-2 Quiz - DNA, Replication
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deoxyribose
5-carbon sugar in DNA
base pairing
A pairs with T and C pairs with G
chromatin
DNA that is coiled around proteins
hydrogen bond
bond that hold two nitrogen bases (essentially two strands of DNA) together
nucleotide
building block of a nucleic acid
amino acid
building block of a protein
polypeptide
chain of amino acids
chromosome
coiled chromatin
DNA polymerase
enzyme involved in DNA replication that joins individual nucleotides to produce a DNA molecule
DNA
nucleic acid that transmits hereditary information
protein
organic compound that makes up cell structures and controls cellular reactions
replication
process in which DNA is duplicated
gene
section of DNA that codes for a protein
double helix
twisted ladder shape of DNA
