lab #8 Flashcards
a molecule found in all cells that stores the genetic information of the cell
DNA
exists in all cells and is a copy of the DNA that can be used in protein synthesis
RNA
what are polymers composed of nucleotide subunits linked together in a chain, genetic information is encoded in the sequence of the nucleotides?
DNA and RNA
what is composed of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and a phosphate group?
a nucleotide
what is the five-carbon sugar in DNA?
deoxyribose
what is the five-carbon sugar in RNA?
ribose
what are adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine (DNA only, and uracil (RNA only)?
nitrogenous bases
in a nucleotide, what is a phosphate group attached to on the next nucleotide?
the sugar group
what can cytosine pair with?
guanine
what can adenine pair with?
thymine (uracil in RNA)
what is the process where each time a cell divides, it must first make copies of its DNA to pass on to daughter cells?
DNA replication
where do the two strands of the double helix separate and unwind?
the replication fork
what serves as the templates for the synthesis of new strands?
the two parental strands
what are new nucleotides added because of?
the sequence of bases on the template strands.
what is the process of using DNA as a template to synthesize RNA?
transcription
what attaches to one strand of DNA, the template strand? this is during transcription where this enzyme will move along template strand to synthesize an RNA copy of DNA.
RNA polymerase
what is the strand in a DNA molecule that is not used as a template?
the coding strand
what must be removed before DNA can be extracted from the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell?
associated membranes and proteins