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1
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How many chromosomes do human gametes contain?

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23

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If 46 chromosomes were donated in a cellular reproduction of mitosis how many chromosomes would the new cell have?

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46

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If human reproduction was by mitosis how many chromosomes would be donated and how many would the resulting new cell have?

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Each gamete would have 46 and the zygote would have 92

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What are the four steps of the the Scientific Method?

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Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Conclusion

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What occurs during Observation in the Scientific Method

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New observations are made and/or previous data are studied

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What occurs during Hypothesis in the Scientific Method?

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Statement or explanation of certain events or happenings

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What occurs during Experiment in the Scientific Method?

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Repeatable procedure of gathering data to support or refute the hypothesis

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What occurs during Conclusion in the Scientific Method?

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The data and its significance are fully explained

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9
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What does all life and therefore biology occur in?

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Water

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10
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What is water at a molecular level

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Two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to one oxygen atom

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What are the three mentioned benefits of intermolecular bonding of water?

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High Specific Heat, Cohesion, Adhesion

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Specific Heat

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The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of that molecule by 1º Celsius

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Cohesion

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Ability of a molecule to stay bonded or attracted to another molecule of the same substance

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Adhesion

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Ability of water to bond to or attract other molecules or substances

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15
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What are the most important molecules with regards to biology?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids

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16
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What is the difference between saturate and unsaturated fatty acids?

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Saturated fats contain no double bonds and unsaturated have one or more double bonds

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Steroids

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Component of membranes, but more important, many are precursors to significant hormones and drugs

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18
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What is the most significant contributor to cellular function?

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Proteins

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19
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What is the largest of the biologic molecules

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Proteins

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20
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Enzymes

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Particular types of proteins that act to catalyze different reaction or processes

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Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical reactions that occur in an organism.

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A series of steps where reactions take place is called?

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Metabolic Pathways

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23
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What are the two types of cells?

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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

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24
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What are the components of a cell referred to as?

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Organelles

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25
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What is unique of a prokaryotic cell?

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Lacks a nucleus and does not contain membrane bound organelles

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26
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What is unique of eukaryotic cells?

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Has a membrane enclosed nucleus with membrane-bound organelles

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27
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Which is the more complex cell, prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

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Eukaryotic

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28
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What is contained within the nucleus?

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DNA of the cell in organized masses called chromosomes

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29
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What is the purpose of a chromosome?

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Contain all of the genetic info for repair and replication of the cell

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30
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What is the purpose of ribosomes?

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Read RNA produced in the nucleus and translate the genetic instructions to produce proteins

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31
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Where are the ribosomes located?

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Bound to the Endoplasmic Reticulum and free ones are found in the cytoplasm

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Membranous organelle found attached to the nuclear membrane consisting of two parts

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33
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What are the two types of Endoplasmic Reticulum?

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Rough ER and Smooth ER

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Rough ER

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Endoplasmic Reticulum covered in ribosomes, responsible for protein synthesis and membrane production

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Smooth ER

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Endoplasmic Reticulum without ribosomes, detoxifies and metabolizes multiple molecules

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Golgi Apparatus

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Packaging, Processing, and Shipping organelle, transports proteins from the ER throughout the cell

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37
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Lysosomes

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Intracellular digestion, usually an acidic environment (pH of 4.5)

38
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Vacuoles

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Membrane-enclosed structures used for food uptake

39
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Phagocytosis

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Uptake food through the cell membrane, creating a food vacuole

40
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What two distinct organelles create energy?

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Mitochondria and Chloroplast

41
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Mitochondria

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Found in Mose eukaryotic cell and are the site of cellular respiration

42
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Chloroplasts

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Found in plants and are the site of photosynthesis

43
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What is the most important component of the cell?

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Cellular Membrane

44
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Cellular Membrane

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Provides protection, communication and the passage of substances into and out of the cell; bilateral of phospholipids; selectively permeable

45
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What are the two catabolic pathways that lead to cellular energy production?

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Cellular Respiration and Fermentation

46
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Cellular Respiration

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Produces more energy than fermentation

47
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Fermentation

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Anaerobic method of creating energy

48
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What molecule is used as energy for the cell

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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

49
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What acts as a reducing agent and is a vehicle of stored energy?

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Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NADH) which is used as a precursor to produce greater amounts of ATP

50
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What provides the largest amount of ATP and how much ATP is produced?

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Electron Transport Chain, 28 - 36 ATP Molecules

51
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In what process is a precursor to the glucose molecule?

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Photosynthesis

52
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What are the two stages of photosynthesis?

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Light Reactions and Calvin Cycle

53
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Light Reactions?

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Convert solar energy to chemical energy

54
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Calvin Cycle

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ATP and NADPH are used to produce sugar

55
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What two categories do cells reproduce?

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Sexual and Asexual

56
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What are the two types of asexual reproduction?

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Binary Fission and Mitosis

57
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Binary Fission

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Chromosome binds tot he plasma membrane, replicates, cell pinches in two creating two identical cells

58
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Mitosis

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Process of cell division

59
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What are the 5 stages of Mitosis?

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Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

60
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Prophase

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Chromosomes separate, duplicate and have two sister chromatids

61
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Prometaphase

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Nuclear envelope begins to disappear, chromosomes attach to spindle forming on axis of the cell

62
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Metaphase

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All chromosomes align along metaphase plate (center of cell)

63
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Anaphase

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Chromosomes separate, chromatids considered separate chromosomes

64
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Telophase

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Chromosomes gather on either side of separating cell, this ends mitosis

65
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Last process of cell division?

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Cytokinesis

66
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What takes place during cytokinesis?

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Cell pinches in two forming two separate identical cells

67
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How many cells are offspring created from in asexual reproduction?

68
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How many cells contribute towards offspring in sexual reproduction?

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Two parent cells

69
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What type of production provides greater variation in genetic material?

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Sexual Reproduction

70
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What process use utilized with sexual reproduction?

71
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What is the process that determines how reproductive cells divide in a sexually reproductions or against?

72
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How many stages are there in Meiosis and what are they called?

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Two; Meiosis I and Meiosis II, this results in four daughter cells

73
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How many chromosomes do the daughter cells contain?

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Half as many as the parent cell

74
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What period of meiosis is it where chromosomes duplicate and the cells prepare for division?

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Interphase

75
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There are at least two alternative version of a gene, these are called?

76
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How many types of alleles are there and what are they called?

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Two; Dominant and Recessive

77
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If both alleles are the same type, the organism is said to be?

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Homozygous

78
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If both alleles are different types, the organism is said to be?

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Heterozygous

79
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What type of letter represents a dominant and a recessive trait?

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Uppercase for Dominant and Lowercase for Recessive

80
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What device can be used to predict genotype and phenotype of the offspring of sexual reproduction

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Punnett Square

81
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Genetics

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The study of heredity

82
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A family tree that traces the occurrence of a certain trait through several generations is called a?

83
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What is the genetic material of a cell and is the vehicle of inheritance?

84
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In what process is a RNA strand, complementary to the original strand of DNA produced?

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Transcription

85
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The RNA strand produced in transcription is also called a?

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

86
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What acts as the site of translation for the mRNA?

87
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What is every group of three bases along the stretch of RNA called?

88
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The anticodon is located on what unit?

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Transfer RNA (tRNA)

89
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Where is the elongated chain of tRNA ending?

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Stop Codon

90
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When the chain reaches the stop codon what happens?

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The chain is released into the cytoplasm, and the protein folds onto itself.

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