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1
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Gene

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Piece of DNA

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Purine

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2 ringed bases A, G

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Pyramidine , which two bases

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1 ringed base C, T

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Triplet

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3 bases in DNA

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Codon

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3 bases in mRNA

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Anticodon

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Set of 3 bases in tRNA

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Mutations

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Change in DNA or RNA

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Frameshift (more severe)

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Insertion, bases added
Deletion, bases removed
Changes all amino acids from that point

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Point (substitution)

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1 base is switched with another,
Can change 1 amino acid (missense),
No change (silent)
Premature stop (nonsense)
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DNA

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Codes for genes
Makes our traits
Blueprint of organism

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4 bases for DNA

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C, T, G, A

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4 bases for RNA

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C, G, U, A

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Replication

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To make more DNA (mitosis, meiosis)

Replacing harmed or old cells

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How many strands in DNA?

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2 strands

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How many strands in RNA?

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1 strand

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16
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Where is DNA located?

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Nucleus

17
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Where is RNA located?

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Nucleus —> Ribosome

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What is the DNA shape?

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Double helix (2 stranded spiral)

19
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Who discovered the shape of DNA?

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Watson + Crick + Rosalind Franklin

20
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What little things make up DNA?

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Sugar, phosphate, bases, hydrogen bond

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Transcription

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DNA copies itself and goes to RNA in ribosomes.

22
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Translation

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mRNA travels to tRNA (tRNA always carries amino acids)

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What’s the point of Translation?

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To put amino acids together to build proteins.

24
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What order do we add new bases?

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5’,3’

25
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What did Griffith do and discover?

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He discovered: something in living things can be changed

He did: did experiments on mice with heated bacteria and normal.

26
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Nucleotide

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Building block of DNA

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