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Biology 1010 Unit 2

Description

Chapters 7-15

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

09/18/2017

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Definition

the molecule of heredity, common to all life forms, that is passed from parents to offspring

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Chromosome

Definition

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Nucleotides

Definition

the building blocks of DNA, each consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a base

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Double Helix

Definition

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