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DNA Vocab Flashcards

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RNA

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Ribose nucleus acid; copies the code from DNA and helps make protein

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mRNA

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Messenger RNA; is the copy made from the DNA that is read by the ribosome

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tRNA

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Transfer RNA; the RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome

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rRNA

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Reading RNA; the RNA in ribosomes that reads the mRNA

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Amino acids

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The building blocks of proteins

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Transcription

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The first step in protein synthesis; the mRNA copying the DNA

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DNA

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Deoxyribose nuclei acid; molecule that holds the genetic code for making proteins

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Translation

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The second step of protein synthesis; the ribosome reading the mRNA and making the protein

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Triplet

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A group of three nucleotides in DNA

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Condon

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A group of three nucleotides in mRNA

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Anticodon

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A group of three nucleotides in tRNA

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Nucleotide

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The building block (monomer) for nucleic acids; made of a phosphate, a sugar, and a nitrogen base

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Adenosine

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One of the nitrogen bases in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA

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Thymine

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One of the nitrogen bases in DNA; pairs with Adenosine

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Guanine

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One of the nitrogen bases in DNA and RNA; pairs with Cytosine

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Cytosine

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One of the nitrogen bases in DNA and RNA; pairs with Guanine

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Deoxyribose

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The sugar in DNA

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Ribose

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The sugar in RNA

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DNA Replication

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The process of making one copy of each chromosome before nuclear division

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Helicase

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The enzyme that unwinds DNA for replication

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DNA Polymerase

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The enzyme that replicates the DNA

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Semiconservative replication

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The type of replication in which one side of the old DNA strand is in the new strand

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Helix

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Twisted

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Double

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Two stranded

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Peptide bond

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The bond between amino acids to make a protein

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Ribosomes

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The structure in the cell that assembles protein

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Protein

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A Chain of amino acids that performs a job in the cell

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Uracil

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A nitrogen base found in RNA only; pairs with Adenosine

29
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Hydrogen bond

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Bond between the nitrogen bases in DNA that holds the two strands together

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