By Lucy

Deoxyribonucleic acid- molecule that contains an organism’s genetic information

The description of the structure of a DNA molecule

The basic building block of nucleic acids

The basic physical unit of inheritance

The small, dense center of the atom

A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA, one of the four bases in DNA

A form of vitamin naturally produced within the body of a human being

It is one of four bases in DNA

Is one of the fourt bases that spell out genes in your DNA

The smallest unit that can lives on its own, makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body

A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base

The sugar component of DNA

A mineral found in your bones

The transmission of traits or information from one generation to the other