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! GLOSSARY

Nucleotides

What is DNA?

Building blocks of DNA: made up of a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a deoxyrobose sugar

HOW DOES SUGAR DISSOLVE IN Tea?

Genome

The total genomic sequence of a person
MOLECULE
POLAR
The smallest unit of a substance with
the same physical and chemical
properties as the original substance
A molecule with positive and negative
ends, like a tiny magnet

Proteins

The building blocks of our body, essential for the
fuction of cells
DISSOLVING
When a substance enters solution. In
water, it looks like it disappears.

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