What is the code that contains hereditary information that is in every cell of your body?
DNA
What are the nitrogen base pairs?
Adenine - Thymine and Cytosine - Guanine
A and T, C and G
What are the nicknames for DNA?
Twisted ladder and double helix
What are the sides of the DNA ladder made of?
Sugar and phosphates
What are rungs of the ladder made of?
nitrogen bases
______ make up _________ which makes _________ which are in the ______ of a _________.
genes, DNA, chromosomes, nucleus, cell
What is a permanent change in DNA?
mutation
What are 5 ways an organism can get a mutation?
mitosis, meiosis, radiation, chemicals, infectious agents