Genetics

DNA

• Molecule that carries genetic information in a living things body

DoubleHelix

• Term used to describe the structure of DNA

Nucleotides

• A molecule consisting of a nitrogen-containing base

Genes

• Unit of heredity passed from parent to child

Nucleus

• An enclosed organelle in a cell that contains chromosones

Adenine

• Adenine is one of the four nucleotide bases in DNA

Thiamine

• one of the four bases coding genetics

Guanine

• a purine base that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA

Cythonise

• A compound found in living tissue as a constituent base of DNA

Cell

• Makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body.

Nitrogenous

• Used in the construction of nucleotides, which in turn build up the nucleic acids like DNA and RNA

Deoxyribose

• DNA contains deoxyribose as the sugar component

Phosphate

• A phosphate backbone is the portion of the DNA double helix that provides structural support to the molecule.

Inherit

• Passing of genetic information from parent to child