DNA Vocab

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

• Trait

• DNA

• RNA

• Genetics

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

the material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics

• Trait

• DNA

• RNA

• Purine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Purine

• Pyrimidine

• DNA

• RNA

a nitrogenous base that has a double-ring structure; either adenine or guanine

• Purine

• Pyrimidine

• Phosphate

• RNA

a nitrogenous base that has a single-ring structure; either thymine or cytosine

• Purine

• Pyrimidine

• Phosphate

• Amino Acid

DNA -> RNA -> Protein

• Transcription

• Translation

• Central Dogma

• Amino Acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

the study of heredity

• Genetics

• Trait

• Biochemistry

• Darwin

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

A building block of DNA, consisting of a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

• Nucleic Acid

• Amino Acid

• Nucleotide

• Guanine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA

• Duplication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

in each new DNA double helix, one strand is from the original molecule, and one strand is new

• Transcription

• Semi-Conservative

• Translation

• Nucleic Acid