front 1 DNA | back 1 A nucleic acid found in the nucleus that contains the information about how a living organism will look and function |
front 2 Chromosome | back 2 Made up of DNA and protein |
front 3 Nitrogen Base | back 3 The middle part of the DNA that pairs up (there are 4 of these) |
front 4 Nucleotide | back 4 Nucleic acids are made up of many nucleotides; includes a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogen base |
front 5 Gene | back 5 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 |
front 6 Mutation | back 6 A change in the DNA sequence of a gene |
front 7 Replicate | back 7 To make a copy; DNA replication is when the DNA is copied |
front 8 Cell Cycle | back 8 Consists of 2 stages; one stage is when the cell grows & the second stage is when the cell divides & reproduces itself |