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Unit 5 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adenine

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Purine nitrogenous base with double rings and double bonds.

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Codon

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Three bases in either DNA or RNA

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Cytosine

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Pyrimidine nitrogenous base with single ring and triple bonds.

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Deoxyribose

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The type of sugar found in DNA.

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Double Helix

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The structure of DNA. Two spirals.

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Gene

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The part of DNA that codes for a particular trait.

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Genetic Code

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The sequence of DNA base pairs.

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Guanine

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Purine nitrogenous base with double rings and triple bonds.

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Hydrogen Bond

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The type of chemical bond that holds two sides of a DNA molecule together. It occurs between the nitrogenous bases.

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mRNA

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Messenger RNA. mRNA carries the genetic code for a protein from DNA to the ribosome.

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Nucleotide

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The monomer of DNA. It consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitogenous base.

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Protein Synthesis

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The process of making proteins from the genetic code.

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Purine

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The type of nitrogenous bases that have double rings. Adenine and Guanine.

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Pyrimidine

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The type of nitrogenous bases that have single rings. Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil.

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Ribose

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The type of sugar found in RNA.

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rRNA

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Ribosomal RNA. The ribosome is made of rRNA.

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Thymine

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Pyrimidine nitrogenous base with single ring and double bonds found only in DNA. It is replaced by uracil in RNA.

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Transcription

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The process that changes the genetic code from DNA to RNA.

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tRNA

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Transfer RNA. Carries the correct amino acid to the ribosome based on the codons in mRNA.

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Translation

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The process that changes the genetic code from mRNA to proteins.

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Uracil

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Pyrimidine nitrogenous base with single ring and double bonds found only in RNA. It replaces thymine.

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