| A | B |
|---|
| transformation | when the gene from one cell is taken in by another cell |
| Oswald Avery | first to conclude that DNA stores and transmits genetic information |
| Watson and Crick | scientists that built a 3D model of DNA |
| double helix | the shape of DNA; a double-stranded “twisted ladder” |
| nucleotide | the building blocks of DNA |
| nucleotide | contains 3 parts – a sugar, phosphate, and a base |
| DNA replication | making copies of DNA |
| adenine | a base in DNA, pairs with thymine |
| guanine | a base in DNA, pairs with cytosine |
| thymine | a base in DNA, pairs with adenine |
| cytosine | a base in DNA, pairs with guanine |
| deoxyribose | the 5 carbon sugar found in DNA |
| phosphate | part of the structure of DNA |
| Chargaff's rules | base-pairing rules |
