Chapter 10 Flashcards
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Purines
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Two rings of carbon and nitrogen atoms (A and G)
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Nitrogenous bases
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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, uracil
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Pyrimidines
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One ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms (T,C,U)
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DNA
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Deoxyribonucleuic acid, contains hereditary information
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RNA
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Ribonucleic acid, a single stranded nucleic acid containing ribose and uracil
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Sugar
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In DNA-deoxyribose, in RNA, ribose
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Phosphate
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Makes up part of a nucleotide and the DNA spiral backbone
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Nucleotide
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Repeating subunit that makes up DNA
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Deoxyribose
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Sugar in DNA
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Ribose
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Sugar in RNA
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Complementary base pairs
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A-T/U, G-C
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Double helix
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Double spiral, shape of DNA
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mRNA
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Single stranded, carries genetic information from DNA in the nucleus to the cytosol
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tRNA
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Hairpin, binds to specific amino acids
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rRNA
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Globular, makes up most of the ribosome
