Ch.4 Cellular Metabolism Cont'd Flashcards
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DNA
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Double Helix; made up of nucleotides (DeoxyRiboNucleicAcid)
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Genes
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Portions of DNA that contain genetic information to build certain proteins
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Complementary base pairing
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AT CG
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Genetic Code
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Genes & the amino acid sequence that they code for
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RNA
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Single strand (RiboNucleicAcid)
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Uracil
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Replaces Thymine
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Transcription
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Copy of DNA into mRNA; nucleus
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mRNA
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Single stranded copy of DNA that travels to the ribosome
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Codon
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Group of 3 bases in mRNA
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Translation
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Occurs at the ribosomes; uses mRNA to build proteins