DNA Vocabulary

DNA

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Gene

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Chromosome

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Protein/Traits

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Double Helix

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of the DNA molecule.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Nucleotide

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a compound consisting of a N base and sugar linked to a phosphate group. It forms the basic structural unit (monomer) of nucleic acids such as DNA.

• a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of the DNA molecule.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Base Pairs (A-T, C-G)

• a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and determines some characteristic of the offspring.

• a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

• a genetically determined characteristic.

• nucleotide pairing

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This is a coiled structure of DNA and protein that froms in the cell nucleus.

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• chromosome

• daughter cell

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A segment of DNA that carries hereditary instructional information and passes traits from parent to offspring

• Jean

• Gene

• chromosome

• chromatid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA is made up of a long chain of.......

• Letters

• Nucleotides

• Dot Thingys

• Chromosomes