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DNA Flashcards

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DNA

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Contains genetic material
DNA made up of DNA nucleotides that are join to form polynucleotide strands

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One gene codes for?

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One polypeptide

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Genetic code

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Linear,
Triplet,
Non-overlapping,
Degenerate,
Unambiguous,
Universal

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Linear

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Sequence of bases

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Triplet

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3 bases code for only 1 amino acid

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Unambiguous

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There are many codons that can code for the same amino acids

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Universal

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Every organism reads code the same

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