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1
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what are the 3 major functions of DNA?

A

controls cellular activities, DNA replication, and DNA mutations

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2
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DNA carries a ____

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code

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DNA controls ____

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cellular activities

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4
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what are encoded wishing the DNA?

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genetic instructions (the code)

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5
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what is DNA replication?

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when DNA makes exact copies of itself, made to be passed onto other cells

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6
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explain how DNA mutation has changed species that live on earth?

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different combinations of DNA sequences due to mutations and sexual reproduction explain the existence of all different species on earth

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7
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DNA is the source _____

A

of the unity of life

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8
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what did life most likely begin as?

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a nucleic acid

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9
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what are the two types of nucleic acids?

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DNA and RNA

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10
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the first form of life on earth is thought to be a self-replicating strand of what?

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RNA

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11
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who discovered the first x-ray data for the DNA structure?

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franklin in 1951

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12
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who discovered that DNA has a double helix?

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james watson and francis crick (bad people)

1953

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13
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DNA and RNA are polymers of what?

A

nucleotides

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14
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what is a nucleotide composed of?

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  1. a pentose (5 carbon) sugar (deoxyribose/ribose)
  2. a phosphate group
  3. a nitrogenous base
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15
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what are the two types of bases?

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purines and pyrimidines

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16
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which base has a double nitrogen ring structure?

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purines

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17
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which base has a single nitrogen ring structure?

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pyrimidines

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18
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what are the two nucleotide bases of purines?

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adenine and guanine

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19
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what are the three nucleotide bases of pyrimidines?

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thymine, cytosine, uracil (RNA ONLY)

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20
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DNA is a _____ helix

A

double

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21
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what is linked together to form the double helix of DNA?

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a sequence of nucleotides linked together

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22
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what are the strands of DNA composed of?

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alternating molecules of deoxyribose and phosphate

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23
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what is attached to each deoxyribose unit in DNA?

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a nitrogenous base

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24
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what can the double helix be described as?

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a twisted ladder

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25
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what connects the two nucleotides to form the helix of DNA?

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hydrogen bonds

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26
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what are the bases in DNA attached to?

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the sugar molecules ( P and S )

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27
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what are the 4 bases in DNA?

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adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), cytosine (C)

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28
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what pyrimidine (letter) connects to the purine adenine (A)?

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thymine (T)

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29
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what pyrimidine (letter) connects to the purine guanine (G)?

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cytosine (C)

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30
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how many hydrogen bonds do adenine and thymine have in DNA?

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2 H-bonds

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31
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how many hydrogen bonds do guanine and cytosine have in DNA?

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3 H-bonds

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32
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what is chargaffs rule?

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the number of purine bases equals the number of pyrimidine bases

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33
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T or F: the bases can be paired with any of the other bases in DNA

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FALSE:

the bases may only be paired as A-T or T-A, G-C or C-G

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34
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T or F: the bases have to be in a certain order every time within the DNA

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FALSE:

order does not matter, as long as they are paired correctly.

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35
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roughly how many pairs of bases are in the human body?

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3 billion; about one meter in every human

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36
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where are the genes located in the cell?

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on the chromosomes within the nucleus

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37
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roughly how many base-pairs are in a gene?

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about 1000 DNA base-pairs

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38
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genes always occur in ____

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pairs

39
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how are a persons genes determined?

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half come from the mother and half from the father

40
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how do genes control cellular chemical reactions?

A

by directing the formation of enzymes

41
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what do genes occur in?

A

pairs

42
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how many DNA base-pairs do genes consist of?

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about 1000

43
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where are genes located?

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on the chromosomes of the cell nucleus, and in segments of DNA molecules

44
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what do chromosomes contain?

A

genes

45
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what are the chromosomes held together by?

A

the protein histones

46
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what must happen to the DNA before a cell can be divided?

A

the DNA must be duplicated

47
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what is the duplication process of DNA called?

A

replication

48
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how many DNA molecules are produced after replication?

A

two

49
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DNA can be viewed as a _____ which can produce a _______ copy of itself

A

template, reverse image

50
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what does the replicated strand have in common with the “template” strand?

A

it has a sequence of bases exactly complementary to the template strand

51
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what two things does each new strand of DNA that is produced contain?

A

one “old” strand and one new strand

52
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when a new strand of DNA has one old strand, and one new strand, what is that called?

A

semi-conserving replication

53
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what must occur prior to cells dividing and why?

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semi-conservative replication; to ensure that the daughter cells receive the same genetic material as the parent cell

54
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what are the 4 steps to DNA replication

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  1. unzipping 2. pairing 3. h-bonds form 4. sugar-phosphate bonds form between adjacent nucleotides
55
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what happens in the unzipping process of DNA replication?

A

enzyme helicase help break h-bonds between 2 strands, double helix unwinds and separate

56
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what happens in the pairing stage of DNA replication?

A

new nucleotides move in to complementary pair up with bases of each template strand

57
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what helps form h-bonds between two new strands of DNA?

A

the enzyme polymerase

58
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what happens in the last step of DNA replication?

A

sugar-phosphate bonds form between adjacent nucleotides, then winds into a double helix

59
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what is RNA necessary for?

A

protein synthesis

60
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RNA the genetic material of some ____

A

viruses

61
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what do all RNA and DNA molecules consist of?

A

nucleotides

62
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DNA and RNA have similar what?

A

chemical organization

63
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how many subunits does RNA consist of?

A

3

64
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what are the 3 sub-units of RNA

A
  1. 5-carbon sugar called ribose
  2. a phosphate group
  3. one of several different nitrogenous based
65
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which base is different in RNA than DNA?

A

U instead of T (uracil instead of thymine)

66
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is RNA single stranded or double stranded?

A

single

67
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what are the 3 types of RNA?

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  1. ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
  2. messenger RNA (mRNA)
  3. transfer RNA (tRNA)
68
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what is the most numerous type of RNA

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rRNA, 85-90%

69
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what is rRNA made by and where?

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by the nucleolus in the nucleus; migrated to cytoplasm through the pores of the nuclear envelope

70
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what protein does 2 rRNA subunits form?

A

ribosomes

71
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what is the function of rRNA?

A

aids in protein synthesis by ready the mRNA codon

72
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what percent does mRNA constitute in the cell?

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5%-10%

73
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roughly how many nucleotides long are mRNA?

A

900-1500

74
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how is mRNA made? what is the process called?

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made by copying sections of the DNA template strand by a process called transcription

75
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what % does tRNA make up in a cell?

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about 5%

76
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how many nucleotides long is tRNA?

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about 80 nucleotides long

77
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what is tRNA able to recognize using it’s what?

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able to recognize a very specific amino acid using its anti-codon

78
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what is tRNA’s function?

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carries the amino acid from the cytoplasm to a ribosome for protein synthesis

79
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what are the 2 major processes that occur for proteins to be made?

A

transcription and translation

80
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what are the 5 steps for proteins to be made?

A

DNA-transcription-mRna-translation-protein

81
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what is the first step in transcription?

A

the hydrogen bonds break in the DNA, and double helix unzips; to expose the bases

82
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in RNA, what does adenine bind to?

A

Uracil (U)

83
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what is brought in on the one side of DNA during transcription

A

complementary RNA bases are brought in

84
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what forms between sugar-phosphate in the transcription process

A

adjacent RNA nucleotides for covalent bonds

85
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what is released from the DNA during the transcription process?

A

the RNA strand

86
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what happens after the RNA is released from DNA during the transcription process?

A

the DNA molecule rewinds and returns to normal double helix form

87
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what is the enzyme involved in transcription known as?

A

RNA polymerase

88
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where does transcription occur in the cell?

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the nucleus; the nucleoli to be exact

89
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what is the summery of translation?

A

translating the codons on mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to for a primary polypeptide structure

90
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what is the 3 letter “unit” of mRNA

A

a codon

91
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how many codons are there in total?

A

64 in total, 61 codes for specific amino acids

92
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what are the three letters of a codon used for?

A

for one amino acid

93
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what is an anticodon?

A

base sequence that is complementary to the codon

94
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where is anticodon found?

A

on tRNA

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