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VOCAB FOR FRI UNIT DNA Flashcards

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The process of making a RNA copy of a DNA sequence

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TransCription

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RNA is converted into amino acids that make up protein

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TransLation

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Building block of proteins

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Amino Acids

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Made of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds

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Protein

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A type of RNA molecule that helps decode a mRNA sequence into a protein

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tRNA

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Takes genetic info from DNA to proteins (TransCription, TransLation)

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mRNA

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An enzyme that is responsible for copying a DNA sequence into an RNA sequence

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RNA Polymerase

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A THREE base mRNA sequence that codes for ONE amino acid

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Codon

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A three-nucleotide sequence found on tRNA that binds to the corresponding mRNA sequence.

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Anticodon

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A protein that uses DNA or RNA instructions to produce proteins

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Ribosome

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A segment of a DNA or RNA molecule that does not code for proteins

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Intron

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A segment of a DNA or RNA molecule that interrupts the sequence of genes

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Intron

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A region of the genome that ends up within an mRNA molecule

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Extron

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A genetic mutation caused by interception or deletions of a number of nucleotides in a DNA sequence.

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Frameshift Mutation

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A mutation in which a single nucleotide base is changed but that change does not affect the amino acid sequence

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Silent Mutation

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One of four bases in RNA
Pairs with adenine

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Uracil

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One of four bases in DNA
Pairs with adenine

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Thymine

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Most important part of biology

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Central Dogma

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DNA (transCription)-> RNA (transLation)-> Protein

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Central Dogma

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Contains the cells genetic material
Controls cells activities

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Nucleus

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Modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and other materials from the ER for storage in the cell or release outside the cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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Membrane enclosed sacks that transport molecules that cannot pass through a membrane on their own

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Vesicle

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