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Term | Definition |
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Homologous | Similar in structure and evolutionary origin, though not necessarily in function, as the flippers of a seal and the hands of a human. |
comlementary | the perfect conbination for a base. A can only go with T and C can only go with G |
transcription | in the nucleus DNA is unzipped and mRNA is produced |
translation | at the ribosomes the message on RNA is translated to make a protein. |
karyotype | is the number and appearance of chromosones in the nucleus of a cell |
antiocodon | the complementary triples that attach onto the Codon to make amino acids. |
ribosome | 'cells protein factories' |
uracil | when DNA changes to RNA Thymine changes into .......... |
protein | growth, maintance and repair for all cells of the body. |
RNA | 'Ribonucleic acid' similar to DNA. |
mRNA | passes through the pores in the nucleus into the cytoplasm nd to the ribosomes |
tRNA | used during translation. Deliveres the antocodons to the codons to make the protein |
Codon | the three bases that leave the nucleus in pairs of three. |