Dna And genetics Flashcards
Nucleotide
A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
Replication
The process of a copying a DNA model to make another DNA. Model
RNA
A type of nucleic acid that carries the code for making the proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
Transcription
The process of making mRNA (messenger RNA) from DNA
Translation
The process of making protein from RNA
Mutation
A Change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene
DNA
An organisms genetic material
What are the three types of mutation?
Deletion mutation, insertion mutation, and substitution mutation
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic acid
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Wh used x Rays to study DNA?
Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins.
Who built the first model of DNA?
James Watson and Francis Crick
What are the four nitrogen bases in nucleotide?
Adenine(A), cytosine(C), thymine(T), and guanine(G).
