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1%;%The%part%of%the%DNA%backbone%that%is%not%
connected%to%a%nitrogenous%base%
6%;%the%monomer%of%nucleic%acids%
8%;%A%package%of%DNA%in%the%nucleus%of%the%cell.%
10%;%The%scientist%who%used%X;ray%imaging%to%
help%explain%the%structure%of%DNA%
11%;%A%change%of%one%base%for%another%in%a%DNA%
sequence%is%known%as%a%point%
13%;%The%five%carbon%sugar%in%DNA%
15%;%Sugars%and%phosphates%form%the%
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17%;%DNA's%shape%is%referred%to%as%a%double%
18%;%DNA's%width%is%two%
20%;%Because%each%strand%is%upside%down%relative%
to%the%other,%we%call%them%__________%parallel%
21%;%In%the%ladder%analogy%for%DNA,%the%bases%are%
like%the%
2%;%Bonds%between%nitrogenous%bases%are%
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3%;%A%type%of%nitrogenous%base%with%only%one%ring%
4%;%The%molecule%of%heredity;%what%genes%are%
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5%;%Like%proteins%and%polysaccharides,%DNA%is%a%
7%;%Matching%base%pairs,%like%enzymes%and%
substrates,%have%bases%that%are%
9%;%The%uniqueness%of%our%DNA%is%the%genetic%
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12%;%The%part%of%the%cell%where%DNA%is%found%
14%;%The%information%in%DNA%is%held%in%the%base%
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16%;%Watson%and%____________%are%given%most%of%
the%credit%for%discovering%the%structure%of%DNA%
19%;%The%base%that%bonds%with%adenine%
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mutation,%nanometers,%nucleotide,%nucleus,%phosphate,%polymer,%pyrimidine,%rungs,%sequence,%thymine%
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