Nucleic Acids Vocabulary
1. Chromosome Long strand of DNA with many genes. Humans have 46 chromosomes in each body cell.
2. Gene A section of DNA that codes for a trait
3. Allele A particular version of a gene
4. Double helix The coiled shape of DNA
5. Replication Copying of DNA. Unwind, unzip, complement, bond.
6. Nucleotide Building blocks of DNA and RNA. Made of a sugar, phosphate group, and a base
7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid Components: deoxy-ribose sugar phosphate group Bases A, T, C, G
7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid Components: deoxy-ribose sugar phosphate group Bases A, T, C, G Shape: 2 stranded double helix
7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid Components: deoxy-ribose sugar phosphate group Bases A, T, C, G Shape: 2 stranded double helix Function: codes for protein
8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid
8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid Components: Ribose sugar Phosphate group Bases A, U, C, G
8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid Components: Shape: single stranded Ribose sugar Phosphate group Bases A, U, C, G Shape: single stranded
8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid Components: Shape: single stranded Ribose sugar Phosphate group Bases A, U, C, G Shape: single stranded Function: decodes DNA’s info to make protein