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DNA
A nucleic acid found in the nucleus that contains the information about how a living organism will look and function
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Chromosome
Made up of DNA and protein
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Nitrogen Base
The middle part of the DNA that pairs up (there are 4 of these)
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Nucleotide
Nucleic acids are made up of many nucleotides; includes a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogen base
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Gene
The sections of DNA that carry the specific traits - hold the information to build and maintain an organism's cells and pass genetic traits to offspring
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Mutation
A change in the DNA sequence of a gene
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Replicate
To make a copy; DNA replication is when the DNA is copied
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Cell Cycle
Consists of 2 stages; one stage is when the cell grows & the second stage is when the cell divides & reproduces itself