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Nucleic Acids Flashcards

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RNA Function

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  • Primary job is to make proteins

* transports info by fitting through the nuclear membrane

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DNA function

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  • Contains genetic code, means it controls how you act & look
  • Provides info for the cell
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DNA location

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• only in nucleus

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RNA location

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• found in the nucleus, cytoplasm and ribosomes

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DNA Structure

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  • Double helix

* 2 strands wound together with nitrogenous bases between each strand

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DNA monomers

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• called nucleotides with a deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group and 1 nitrogenous base

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RNA structure

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• single strand with only half of the nitrogenous bases

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RNA monomers

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• called nucleotides with a ribose sugar, a phosphate group and one nitrogenous base

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( DNA ) Nitrogen bases are held together by __________

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Nitrogen bases are held together by: weak hydrogen bonds

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DNA - Strand has _____ covalent bonds

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strand has - strong - covalent bonds

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RNA - Strand held together with _____ covalent t bonds

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Strand held together with - strong - covalent bonds

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DNA - Nitrogen bases consists of the pairs ____

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Nitrogen bases consists of the pairs
• Adenine and Thymine
• Guanine and Cytosine

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RNA - Nitrogenous bases consists of the pairs ____

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Nitrogenous bases consists of the pairs :
• Adenine and Uracil
• Guanine and Cytosine

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DNA Purines

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  • Adenine and Guanine

* both contain two rings

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RNA purines

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  • Adenine and Guanine

* Both contain 2 rings

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DNA pyrimidines

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  • Cytosine and Thymine

* contain 1 ring each

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RNA pyrimides

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  • Cytosine and Uracil

* contain 1 ring each

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DNA Replication

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  • The process during which DNA is duplicated

* DNA is half new and half old

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DNA Replication Steps

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• Uses enzymes

  1. Helicase unwinds DNA
  2. DNA Polymerase brings matching bases and proofreads the DNA
  3. Ligase finishes strands
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RNA Protein Synthesis

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• production is the process during which RNA Is created

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RNA Protein synthesis - Types of RNA: mRNA

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• mRNA: messenger RNA; takes genetic code from DNA to the ribosome

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RNA Protein Synthesis: Types of RNA

- rRNA

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rRNA: ribosomal RNA; with protein it composes the ribosome

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RNA Protein Synthesis: Types of RNA

- tRNA

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tRNA: transfer RNA; carries amino acids to the ribosome

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