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DNA vs RNA Flashcards

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1
Q

DNA acronym means

A

DEOXYNUCLEIC ACID

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2
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Portions of DNA are called _____

A

GENES

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2
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is tightly wound into chromosomes and located in the nucleus of cells.

A

DNA

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2
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DNA cannot leave the ____

A

NUCLEUS

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3
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DNA is ___ stranded (2 sides)

A

DOUBLE

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RNA acronym means

A

RIBONUCLEIC ACID

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5
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RNA is ____ stranded and does not have to stay in the nucleus

A

SINGLE

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6
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is not found in chromosomes because it does not carry the genetic code, however it can read the DNA code and take the information out of the nucleus.

A

RNA

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7
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RNA’s main job is to ________

A

BUILD PROTEINS

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8
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The building blocks of DNA are called _________

A

NUCLEOTIDES

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9
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One nucleotide in DNA is made of 3 important things what are these

A
  1. 5 - CARBON SUGAR
  2. PHOSPHATE
  3. NITROGEN BASE
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10
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what 5 carbon sugar does DNA have

A

DEOXYRIBOSE

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11
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there are 4 nitrogen bases in DNA:

A

ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, THYMINE

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What is the building block of RNA

A

NUCLEOTIDES

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13
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3 important things of RNA

A
  1. 5 carbon sugar
  2. Phosphate
  3. Nitrogen bases
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14
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what are the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA

A

ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, URACIL

15
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What is the 5 carbon sugar of RNA

A

RIBOSE

16
Q

Both DNA and RNA contains ____

A

PHOSPHATE GROUP

17
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Carries copies of instruction for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

A

MESSENGER RNA

18
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Makes up the major part of ribosomes, which is where proteins are made.

A

RIBOSOMAL RNA

19
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Transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

A

TRANSFER RNA

20
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____ are made up of a chain of amino acids

A

PROTEINS

21
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____ are enzymes, which catalyze and regulate chemical reactions

A

PROTEINS

22
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DNA to RNA

A

TRANSCRIPTION

23
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RNA to PROTEIN

A

TRANSLATION

24
Q

when transcription needs to take place, DNA must provide the code in order to create an _____ strand

A

mRNA

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