Ch 12 Vocab Flashcards
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Chromatin
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Relaxed form of DNA in the nucleus of the cell
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Translation
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Process in which mRNA attaches to the ribosome and a protein is assembled
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Codon
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Three-base code in DNA or RNA
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Gene
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Functional unit that controls inherited trait expression that is passed on from one Generation To another generation
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Transcription
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Process in which mRNA is synthesized from the template DNA
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Mutation
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Change in cells DNA, ranging from changes in a single base pair to deletions of large selections of chromosomes
