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Chapter 11 Vocab mep
Chapter 11 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nitrogenous base | carbon ring structure found in DNA or RNA that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen; includes adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil |
| Double helix | shape of a DNA molecule formed when two twisted DNA strands are coiled into a springlike structure and held together by hydrogen bonds between bases |
| DNA replication | process in which chromosomal DNA is copied before mitosis or meiosis |
| Messenger RNA | RNA that transports information from DNA in the nucleus to the cell's cytoplasm |
| Ribosomal RNA | RNA that makes up the ribosomes; clamps onto mRNA and uses its information to assemble amino acids in the correct order |
| Transfer RNA | RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins |
| Transcription | process in the cell nucleus where enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand |
| Codon | set of three nitrogenous bases that represents an amino acid; order of nitrogenous bases in mRNA determines the type and order of amino acids in a protein |
| Translation | process of converting the information in a sequence of nitrogenous bases in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids in a protein |
| Mutation | any change in the DNA sequence |
| Point Mutation | change in a single base pair in DNA |
| Frameshift Mutation | a mutation in which a single base is added to or deleted from DNA; shifts the reading of codon by one base |
| Chromosomal Mutation | mutation that occurs at the chromosome level resulting in changes in the gene distribution to gametes during meiosis |
| Mutagen | any agent that can cause a change in DNA |