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| deoxyribonucleic acid; molecule that holds the genetic code in organisms |
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| three-dimensional shape of a DNA molecule |
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| subunit of DNA consisting of deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and a base |
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| pentose sugar that is a component of DNA molecules |
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| component of DNA molecule (makes the backbone along with sugar) |
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| nitrogenous substance that is a component of DNA |
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| base that pairs with thymine |
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| base that pairs with adenine |
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| base that pairs with cytosine |
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| base that pairs with guanine |
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| strongly bonded strand of DNA |
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| strand of nucleic acid running from a sugar to a phosphate |
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| weak chemical link joining complementary base pairs |
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| parallel strands in DNA that run in opposite directions (3’ to 5’and 5’ to 3’) |
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| formation of copies of DNA molecules |
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| DNA strand on which a complementary strand is made |
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| enzyme that adds free nucleotides during DNA replication |
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| short complementary strand of nucleotides |
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| DNA strand that is replicated continuously |
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| DNA strand that is replicated in fragments |
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| enzyme that joins DNA fragments on the lagging strand |
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| Polymerase chain reaction – used to amplify DNA samples |
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| separates the two DNA strands |
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| allows primers to bind to two ends of target sequence |
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| allows DNA replication with heat tolerant DNA polymerase |
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| heat tolerant DNA polymerase |
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| Enzyme used in PCR that has an optimum temperature between 70-80oC |
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| help solve crimes, settle paternity suits, diagnose genetic disorders |
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| examples of applications of PCR |
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