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DNA nucleic acid that carries instructions for making proteins
Double Helix A Twisted ladder,describes the structure of DNA
RNA nucleic acid responsible for building proteins
rRNA Ribosomes RNA; Helps to assemble the amino acids into proteins
Chromosomal Mutations a type of mutation that involves all parts of a chromosome being changed
Genetic engineering MAnipulation of genes to achieve desired traits in individual
Forensic Identification Use of DNA to identify specific objects
mRNA molecules that convey genetic information from DNA to the ribosome
tRNA small molecule in cells that carries amino acids to organelles called ribosomes
rRNA RNA component of the ribosome, and is essential for protein synthesis in all living organisms
Adenine a purine base present in tissues of all living organisms as a constituent of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA
Thymine essential constituent of DNA
Guanine guanine is paired with cytosine
Cytosine it forms three hydrogen bonds with guanine
Uracil base pair with adenine
Deoxyribose component in sidechains of DNA; Monosaccharide
Ribose organic compound
Codon 3 adjacent nucleotides
Anticodon 3 adjacent nucleotides located on one end of tRNA
mutation a change in the process of changing
recombination exchanges of genes between chromosomes
insertion 3 breaks in which a segment is removed from a chromosome
deletion chromosome abnormality which part of a single chromosome has been lost
replication exact copy of a polynucleotide stand such as DNA
transcription segment of DNA copied into RNA
TRanslation genetic code carried by mRNA is decoded to produce amino acid in polypeptide chain
complementary strand of DNA DNA synthesized from a messenger RNA
Cloning exact copy of biological unit
Human Genome Project determining sequence of chemical base pairs make up DNA
Watson & Crick Made model of DNA
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