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Ch 6 vocab Dylan March
Vocab for ch 6 science
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8th Grade
04/04/2014

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DNA
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Heredity material that conrtols all the activities of a cell, contains the information to make new cells, and provides insructions for making proteins
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Nucleotide
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A subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar. a phosphate, and one of four nitrogen bases
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Adenine
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one of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; adenine pairs with thymine
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Thymine
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one of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nuleotide subunit of DNA; Thymine pairs with adenine
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Guanine
Definition
One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; guanine pairs with cytosine
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Cytosine
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One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; cytosine pairs with guanine
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Ribosome
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A small organelle in cells where proteins are made from amino acids
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Mutation
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A change in the order of the bases in an organism's DNAl; deletion, insertion, or subsititution
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Mutagen
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Anything that can damage or cuase changes in DNA
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Pedigree
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A diagram of family history used for tracking a trait through several generations
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