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2.6-2.7 Flashcards

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Adenine

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an organic base found in DNA and RNA in which it pairs with thymine (or uracil).

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Complementary base pairs

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the standard arrangement of bases in nucleotides in relation to their opposite pairing, such as cytosine paired with guanine and adenine with thymine (or uracil in RNA).

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Cytosine

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an organic base found in DNA and RNA in which it pairs with guanine.

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DNA polymerase

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an enzyme that catalyses the elongation of new DNA during replication.

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DNA

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a nucleic acid consisting of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA.

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Guanine

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an organic base found in DNA and RNA in which it pairs with cytosine.

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Hydrogen bond

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a chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom of one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom of another molecule.

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Nucleic acids biological

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molecules, such as DNA or RNA, composed of nucleotides that control cellular functions and heredity.

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Nucleotides

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the building blocks of nucleic acids consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

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Polymer

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a large molecule consisting of many identical or similar monomers linked together.

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RNA

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a nucleic acid consisting of a long single-stranded chain of nucleotides involved in protein synthesis.

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RNA polymerase

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an enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA during transcription.

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Thymine

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an organic base found in DNA, but not in RNA, that pairs with adenine.

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Uracil

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a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA, but not in DNA, that pairs with adenine.

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Amino acid

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building block of proteins consisting of a basic amino group (NH2), an acidic carboxylic group (COOH), a hydrogen atom (-H), and an organic side group (R) attached to the carbon atom.

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Anticodon

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three consecutive bases on tRNA that are complementary to a codon on mRNA.

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Codon

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each sequence of three bases standing for one of the 20 possible amino acids.

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Complementary base pairing

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is the standard arrangement of bases in nucleotides in relation to their opposite pairing, such as cytosine paired with guanine and adenine with thymine (or uracil in RNA).

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Degenerate code

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there are more codons (64) than there are amino acids to be coded, so most amino acids are coded by more than one code.

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DNA polymerase

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an enzyme that catalyses the elongation of new DNA during replication.

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Genetic code

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the order of bases in DNA that determines the sequence of amino acids in proteins.

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Helicase

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an enzyme involved in DNA replication, responsible for unwinding the double helix.

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Hydrogen bonds

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a chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom of one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom of another molecule.

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Insulin

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a hormone that lowers blood glucose levels by synthesizing glycogen.

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

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a type of RNA that attaches to ribosomes and specifies the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

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Nucleotides

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the building blocks of nucleic acids consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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a technique for amplifying DNA in vitro.

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Polypeptides

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a polymer of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds.

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Polysomes

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several ribosomes that are attached to the same mRNA at one time.

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Replication of DNA

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making a copy of a DNA molecule.

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Ribosomes

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cell organelle that functions as the site of protein synthesis.

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RNA polymerase

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an enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA during transcription.

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Semi-conservative replication

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in the process of DNA synthesis each original strands of the molecule acts as a template on which a new complementary strand is created.

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Taq DNA polymerase

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a heat resistant enzyme found in the bacillus Thermus aquaticus, which lives in hot springs, that can endure the high temperatures of the polymerase chain reaction.

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Transcription

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when the DNA sequence of bases is converted into mRNA.

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Translation

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when the sequence of bases on mRNA is decoded into an amino acid sequence (proteins).

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Transfer RNA (tRNA)

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an RNA molecule that brings specific amino acids that match the codons in the mRNA.

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