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1.3. Biological molecules (2) - Key words Flashcards

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Nucleotides

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Molecules with 3 parts - pentose sugar, nitrogen-containing base and a phosphate group joined by condensation reaction

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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

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Nucleotide that acts as the universal energy supply molecule in cells. It’s made up of the base adenine, ribose and 3 phosphate groups

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Purine base

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Base found in nucleotides that has 2 nitrogen-containing rings

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Pyrimidine base

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Base found in nucleotides that has one nitrogen-containing ring

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Adenine

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Purine base found in DNA + RNA

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Guanine

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Purine base found in DNA + RNA

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Cytosine

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Pyrimidine base found in DNA + RNA

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Thymine

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Pyrimidine base found in DNA

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Uracil

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Pyrimidine base found in RNA

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ATPase

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Enzyme that catalyses the formation and breakdown of ATP

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Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

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Nucleotide formed when ATP loses a phosphate group and provides energy to drive reactions in the cell

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Redox reaction

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Reactions in which one reactant loses e- (oxidation) and another gains e- (reduction)

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Nucleic acid

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Polymer made up of many nucleotide monomer units that carry all the information needed to form new cells

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Phosphodiester bond

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Bond formed between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the sugar of the next nucleotide in a condensation reaction

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Genome

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Entire genetic material of an organism

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DNA helicase

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Enzyme involved in DNA replication that unzips the two strands of the DNA molecule

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DNA polymerase

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Enzyme involved in DNA replication that lines up and catalyses the linking up the nucleotides along the template strand

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DNA ligase

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Enzyme involved in DNA replication that catalyses the formation of phosphodiester bonds between the two strands of DNA

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Translation

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Process by which proteins are produced, via RNA, using the genetic code found in the DNA. Takes place on the ribosomes

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Ribosomes

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Site of protein synthesis in the cell

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Triplet code

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Code of 3 bases, and is the basis of the genetic info in the DNA

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Gene

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Sequence of bases on a DNA molecule. It contains coding for a sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain that affect a characteristic in the phenotype of the organism

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Codon

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Sequence of 3 bases in DNA or mRNA

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Complementary strand

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Strand of RNA formed that complements the DNA acting as the coding strand

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mRNA

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RNA formed in the nucleus that carries the genetic code out into the cytoplasm

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Antisense strand

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Template strand

DNA strand that codes for proteins

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DNA-directed RNA polymerase

RNA polymerase

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Enzyme that polymerises nucleotide units to form RNA in a sequence determined by the antisense strand of DNA

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tRNA

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Small units of RNA that pick up particular amino acids from the cytoplasm and transport them to the surface of the ribosome to align with the mRNA

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Anticodon

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Sequence of 3 bases on tRNA that are complementary bases in the mRNA codon

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rRNA

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RNA that makes up about 50% of the structure of the ribosome

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Polysomes

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Groups of ribosomes, joined by a thread of mRNA, that can produce large quantities of a particular protein

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Sense strand

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Has the same base sequence as the mRNA transcribed from the antisense strand

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Mutation

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Permanent change in the DNA of an organism

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Gametes

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Haploid cells produces by meiosis that fuse to form a new diploid cell in sexual reproduction

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Point (gene) mutation

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Change in one or a small number of nucleotides affecting a single gene

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Substitution

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Type of point mutation in which one base in a gene is substituted for another

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Deletion

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Type of point mutation in which one base in a gene is deleted

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Insertion

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Type of point mutation in which one base in a gene is added

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Chromosomal mutation

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Changes in the position of entire genes within a chromosome

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Whole-chromosome mutation

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Loss or duplication of a whole chromosome

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Sickle cell disease

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Human genetic disease affecting the protein chains making up the haemoglobin in the red blood cells

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Mutagen

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Anything that increases the rate of a mutation

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