DNA Structure & Function

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Chromatin

DNA not tightly twisted found when the cell is not dividing

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Chromosomes

DNA twisted up very tightly when cell is dividing

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Stores genetic information that codes for proteins; made up of nucleotides

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Hydrogen Bonds

What holds that two DNA strands together

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Nucleic Acid

Organic molecule made of nucleotides of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus that stores and transmits genetic information

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Nucleotide

The monomer that makes up nucleic acids; made of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base

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Nucleus

Directs and controls the cell; contains DNA

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Watson & Crick

The scientists who discovered the structure of DNA was a double helix