Mammoth Site Museum of Hot Springs, South Dakota Includes a museum tour, mammoth information and paleontology links, educational activities, and a Quicktime video of an actual scientific excavation. A variety of mammoth site web links, book suggestions, and selected facts. Back to Top Click on any of the vocabulary words below to hear them pronounced and used in a sentence. Amino acids provide the structural components of cells and tissues. A structure found in the nucleus of cells.
Chromosomes carry genes, smaller units that contain DNA, the code of life.
The genetic material contained in every cell and unique to each individual. A complex protein that can catalyze biochemical reactions in the body. In addition to determining heredity, genes also carry the information needed for constructing enzymes needed for essential biochemical reactions. A body found in most plant and animal cells that contains the genetic material. Scientists were able to break the genetic code within the nucleus of cells.