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Unit 3 list 1 DNA and hereditary Flashcards

1
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Adenine

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One of the 4 main bases and is a building block.

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Amino acid

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Combines to form protein

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3
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Anticodon

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Sequence of nucleotides found in tRNA

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4
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Cell types

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Functions of the tissues

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5
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Cell differentiation

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Where cells gain specialized roles

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Chromosome

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Found inside the nucleus of a living cell

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Codon

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A DNA or RNA sequence

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8
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Cytoplasm

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The liquid that fills inside of a cell

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Cytosine

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A compound found in living tissue

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10
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Deoxyribose

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A sugar and bio molecule

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DNA

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Self replicating material found in all living organisms

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12
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Double helix

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A pair of intertwined helices

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13
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Endoplasmic reticulum

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part of the transportation of the eukaryotic cell

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14
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Enzyme

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Convert substances into molecules

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15
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Gene

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Basic unit of heredity

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16
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Golgi apparatus

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An organelle found in eukaryotic cells

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Guanine

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One of the four main nucleotide bases

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Mutation

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A mutation in the DNA

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Hydrogen bond

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A weak bond between two molecules

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mRNA

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The messenger RNA carries copy’s for amino acids

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Nitrogenous base

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Contains nitrogen and properties of a base

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Nuclear membrane

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Surrounds the nucleus

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Nucleotide

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Linked to a phosphate group

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Nucleic acid

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Large molecules crucial part of cells

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Nucleus

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The structure in the cell that contains the chromosomes

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Peptide bond

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Links two amino acids

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Phosphate group

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Bonded to four oxygen atoms

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Polypeptides

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A substance that contains many amino acids. Is a chain

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Protein synthesis

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The process cells use to create proteins

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Ribose

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Ribosome

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Responsible for making proteins

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RNA

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A nucleic acid present in all living cells

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rRNA

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Carries out protein synthesis in rybosomes

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Start codon

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The first codon in the mRNA that undergoes translation

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Stop codon

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A sequence of three nucleotides

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Thymine

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One of the four nucleotide bases

37
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Transcription

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Process of copying a segment of DNA

38
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Translation

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Translating the sequence of the messenger RNA

39
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tRNA

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Transfers the genetic code between the RNA and amino acid

40
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Uracil

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A compound found in living tissue

41
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Vesicle

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A structure within or outside of its cell

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