labaky Flashcards
full name of mRNA
messenger RNA
full name of tRNA
transfer RNA
full name of rRNA
ribosomal RNA
what does mRNA do
carries copies of instructions (for creating amino acids)
what does tRNA do
transfers amino acids to proteins
start codon
AUG = methionine
who discovered DNA
Friedrich Miescher
who received the Nobel Prize
Watson + Crick
full name of DNA
deoxyribosomal acid
full name of RNA
ribosomal acid
sugar in DNA
deoxyribose
sugar in RNA
ribose
what creates the backbone
phosphate group
what creates the ladder
nitrogenous base
where does transcription occur
cytoplasm
where does translation occur
cytoplasm
where does replication occur
nucleus
where can we find DNA
nucleus
where can we find RNA
cytoplasm
where was the DNA discovered
nucleus
why is called a double strand
it consists of a double helix
why is called a single strand
it consists of a single helix structure
DNA and RNA differences
DNA = double helix, deoxyribose, found in the nucleus RNA = single helix, ribose, both nucleus and cytoplasm
unwinding proteins
gyrase + helicase
