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DNA RNA And Protein Flashcards

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DNA is composed of smaller subunits know as

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Nucliotides

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What does DNA stand for

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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Tree parts of nucleotide

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Deoxyribose, phosphate, base

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Four hydrogen base in DNA

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Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine

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Single ring structures known as pyrimidines

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Cytosine, and thymine

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Double ring structures known as purines

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Adenine, and guanine

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Two scientist that discovered the structure of DNA molecule

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Watson and creek

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Twisted ladder shape DNA shape

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Double helix

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Two molecules that make the side portion of DNA

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Phosphate and sugar

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Molecule meets the middle

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Base

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Which hydrogen bases always pair with each other

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A,T
T,A
C,G
G,C
A,U
U,A
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Chargaff’s rules these percentages go together

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Adenine, thymine

Cytosine, guanine

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Nitrogen bases are held together by

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Hydrogen bond

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Type of sugar found in DNA

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Deoxyribose

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Process in which DNA builds an exact duplicate of it self

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DNA replication

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Primary function of DNA

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Code for proteins

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Why is it important for DNA to replicate

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So every cell has a copy

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RNA stands for

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Ribonucleic acid

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RNA adenine always pairs with

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Uracil

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Three ways DNA is different from RNA

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Single stranded
Ribose is sugar
Thymine is replaced with uracil

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3 kinds do RNA

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mRNA tRNA rRNA

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Process of making RNA from DNA is called

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Transcription

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Proteins are made in the cytoplasm by cellular structures called

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Ribosomes

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Proteins are composed of smaller subunits called Of which there are

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Amino acid 20

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The sequence of nucleotides in mRNA is translated into a sequence of

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Amino acids

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Group of 3 nitrogen bases forms a

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Codon

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Each codon calls for one There are Different combinations

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Amino acids 64

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