| A | B |
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| chromatin | tightly packed material composed of DNA and proteins that forms eukaryotic chromosomes |
| histone | proteins found in eukaryotic chromosomes |
| nucleotide | consists of sugar, phosphate group, and nucleic base |
| replication | process by which DNA makes a duplicate copy of itself |
| DNA polymerase | enzyme that matches nucleotides to old DNA strand to from new DNA strand |
| template | used to describe old DNA strand that is matched during replication |
| adenine | pairs with thymine during replication |
| thymine | pairs with adenine during replication |
| cytosine | pairs with guanine during replication |
| guanine | pairs with cytosine during replication |
| gene | factors that are passed down from parent to offspring |
| order of base pairs | determines what type of alleles an organism has |
| antiparallel | two strands of DNA running in opposite directions |
