| A | B |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Components of a nucleotide | Sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base |
| Repeating units that make up a DNA strand | nucleotides |
| Shape of DNA molecule | Double helix |
| Cell division that produces cells with same number of chromosomes as original cell | Mitosis |
| Cell division that produces sex cells. | Meiosis |
| The part of a cell where DNA is found | nucleus |
| Process where a sperm cell and egg cell combine | fertilisation |
| Genes contain the instructions for making these | Proteins |
| Darwin | A scientist who proposed a mechanism for evolution |
| Clones | Genetically identical organisms |
| Recombinant DNA technology | Cutting and pasting genes from one organism to another. |