Deck 12 Flashcards
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Helps form the ribosomes, where proteins are built
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
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Small cloverleaf-shaped molecules
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Transfer RNA molecules (tRNA)
2
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Long, single nucleotide strands that resemble half of a DNA molecule
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Messenger RNA molecule (mRNA)
3
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Special three base sequence on their “head” that can bind to the complementary codons
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Anticodon
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Groups of cells that are similar in structure and function
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Tissue
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An abnormal cell mass that developes when controls of the cell cycle and cell division malfunction is called a what?
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Neoplasm (“new growth”) or tumor
6
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“Kindly” tumors are referred to as _____ and aggressive tumors are called
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Benign, malignant
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“Cancer causers”
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Carcinogens
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Changes in DNA
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Mutations
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“Cancer causing genes”
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Oncogenes
