1. Nucleic Acids
Vocabulary

2. 1. Chromosome
Long strand of DNA with many genes. Humans have 46 chromosomes in each body cell.

3. 2. Gene
A section of DNA that codes for a trait

4. 3. Allele
A particular version of a gene

5. 4. Double helix
The coiled shape of DNA

6. 5. Replication
Copying of DNA. Unwind, unzip, complement, bond.

7. 6. Nucleotide
Building blocks of DNA and RNA. Made of a sugar, phosphate group, and a base

8. 7. DNA
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

9. 7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid Components: deoxy-ribose sugar
phosphate group
Bases A, T, C, G

10. 7. DNA Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid Components:
deoxy-ribose sugar
phosphate group
Bases A, T, C, G
Shape: 2 stranded double helix

11. 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

12. 8. RNA
Ribo Nucleic Acid

13. 8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid Components: Ribose sugar Phosphate group
Bases A, U, C, G

14. 8. RNA Ribo Nucleic Acid Components: Shape: single stranded
Ribose sugar
Phosphate group
Bases A, U, C, G
Shape: single stranded

15. 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