chapter 13 Flashcards

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consists of two complementary of dna nucleotide base pair together

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base painting

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2
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adenine + guanine; a nitrogenous base consisting of one ring structure

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runine

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3
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thymine + cytosine ; a nitrogenous base consisting of two ring structures

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pyrimidine

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4
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process by which double stranded DNA molecule is copied two identical

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replication

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5
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enzymes that bind + may even remodel nucleic acid

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helicase

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6
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enzymes can catalyze the joining of two molecules from a chemical bond

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ligase

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7
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enzymes that is responsible for forming new dna

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dna polymerase

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8
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adenine pairs with . . .

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thymine

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9
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cytosine with . . .

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guanine

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10
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the basic building block of nucleic acids (DNA + RNA)

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nucleotide

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11
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the genetic information inside the calls of the body

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dna

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12
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ribonucleic acid that helps in the synthesis proteins your body

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rna

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13
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attached to each sugar is one of four types of nucleobases

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DNA bases

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14
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nucleus of hydrogen atom separated the from accompany election

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hydrogen bond

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15
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antiparallel

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parallel but moving in opposite directions

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16
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double helix

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made up of two linked strands that wind around each other to resemble a twisted ladder in a helix-like shape

17
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replication fork

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the area where DNA replication takes place - at the “fork” where the double helix unwinds.