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a pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O |
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threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order |
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Scientific term for DNA |
| 12. |
a purine base, C5H5N5, |
| 14. |
the structure of DNA |
| 15. |
messenger RNA. |
| 16. |
a full set of chromosomes; all the inheritable traits of an organism. |
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| 1. |
any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors. |
| 2. |
a theory stating that genetic information flows only in one direction, from DNA, to RNA, to protein, or RNA directly to protein. |
| 4. |
a pyrimidine base, C5H6N2O2, |
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the act or process of replicating, especially for experimental purposes. |
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ribonucleic acid: |
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a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA |
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the rule of dna replication |
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any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: |
| 13. |
a purine base, C5H5N5O |
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