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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 in DNA |
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| parallel strands in DNA that run in opposite directions |
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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 DNA |
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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 |
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| Polymerase chain reaction – used to amplify DNA samples |
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| Separates the two DNA strands in PCR |
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| Allows primers to bind to two ends of target sequence in PCR |
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| Allows DNA replication with heat tolerant DNA polymerase in PCR |
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