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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Mo4-L3a: What is DNA?
Lesson 3

replication
the process of copying a DNA molecule to make
In this topic, you will learn the following another DNA molecule.
lessons:

Mo.4–L3a: What is DNA?
Mo.4–L3b: How DNA Changes Affect Traits?

Mo4-L3a What is DNA?

KEY CONCEPTS:
1. What is DNA? RNA (Ribonucleic acid)
2. What is the role of RNA in protein production?
a type of nucleic acid that carries the code for
making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Vocabulary A-Z

Let us learn some vocabulary

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
an organism’s genetic material.

transcription
the process of making mRNA from DNA.

nucleotide
a molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a
phosphate group.

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