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Basic Genetics (sadly really basic) Flashcards

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Intron

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portion of a gene that does NOT code for mRNA

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Exon

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portion of a gene that codes for mRNA

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siRNA

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small interference short double-stranded RNA that interferes with a specific gene

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tRNA

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transfer RNA transfers a specific amino acid to mRNA

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rRNA

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ribosomal RNA

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Transcription

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process of reading DNA by RNA polymerase to create mRNA

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Translation

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Building protein from mRNA

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