FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT DNA

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FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT DNA

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Question 1: chromosome

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any of several threadlike bodies, consisting of chromatin, that carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs, designated 1 to 22 in order of decreasing size and X and Y for the female and male sex chromosomes respectively.

Question 2: double helix

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the form of the molecular structure of DNA, consisting of two helical polynucleotide chains linked by hydrogen bonds and coiled around the same axis

Question 3: base pair

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hydrogen bonds that form links between sugar phosphates

Question 4: nitrogen bases

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a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine

Question 5: molecule

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the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound.

Question 6: thymine

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a pyrimidine base, C 5 H 6 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the principal components of DNA, in which it is paired

with adenine. Symbol: T

Question 7: deoxyribose

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any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom.

Question 8: nucleotide

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a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds

Question 9: guanine

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a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine

Question 10: inheritance

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something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy.

Question 11: polymer

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a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules

Question 12: hydrogen bond

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a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms

Question 13: nucleic acid

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any of a group of complex compounds with a high molecular weight that are vital constituents of all living cells

Question 14: cytosine

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a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 5 N 3 O, that is one of the fundamental components of DNA and RNA, in

which it forms a base pair with guanine. Symbol: C

Question 15: adenine

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a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A

Question 16: monomer

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a molecule of low molecular weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules of low molecular weight to form a polymer.