DNA Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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DNA Repair
A
When mismatched nucleotides are repaired by a Repair Enzyme
2
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RNA Polymerase
A
Transcription enzymes for DNA
3
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Triplet Code
A
Three nucleotides that encode for amino acids or signal the beginning or end of a protein
4
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Transcription
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Process of copying DNA sequence onto an RNA sequence
5
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DNA Sequence (ATCG)
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Adenine — Thymine, Cytosine — Guanine
6
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RNA Sequence (AUCG)
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Adenine — Uracil, Cytosine — Guanine
7
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Induced
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Exposure to mutagens, chemicals, or radiation
8
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Spontaneous
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Unstable base is placed into DNA sequence
9
Q
Initiation Codon
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AUG
10
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Stop Codons
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UAA, UAG, UGA
11
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Template for Protein Synthesis
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mRNA
12
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Brings Amino Acids to Ribosome and Binds to mRNA
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tRNA
13
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Codon
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A three-base sequence of mRNA
14
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ATP (Stores and Transfers Energy)
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Adenine, ribose, and three phosphates
