Crossword Flashcards
Insulin
For diabetic patients
Can be synthesized by bacteria that have undergone recombinant DNA process
Termination
Final phase of translation
Amino acid released from ribosome
Deletion
Gene mutation where nucleotide is removed from a gene
Hydrogen bonds
Form between nitrogenous bases in DNA molecule
RNA
Single stranded molecule
Transcription
Creating an mRNA strand from a DNA molecule
Double helix
Shape of DNA molecule
Vector
Something that can get DNA from one species into the cells of another species
Eg. Virus
Mutagen
Any factor that causes mutation
Substitution
Gene mutation where one nucleotide is replaced by a different nucleotide
Nucleic acid
DNA and RNA
Replication
Process of DNA making copies of itself
Initiation
First phase of translation where mRNA and first tRNA join up with small ribosomal subunit
Nucleus
DNA is found here of eukaryotic cells
Polysome/ poly ribosome
Many ribosomes can be translating a single mRNA strand at the same time
RNA polymerase
Enzyme that adds nucleotides to the growing strand during transcription
Purine
Nitrogenous base with double ring structure
Histones
Proteins that associate with DNA to form chromosomes
Helicase
Enzyme that “unzips” DNA strand during replication
Nucleotide
A DNA subunit made up of 3 components
Anticodon
3 letter sequence of tRNA that is complimentary to mRNA codon
tRNA
Type of RNA that delivers amino acids to ribosomes
Chromosomal deletions
Occur when entire portions of chromosomes are removed
Mutation
A change in the base-pair sequence of a DNA molecule
