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DNA&Protein

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TermDefinition
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid; the nucleic acid that carries instructions for making proteins
Double Helix A twisted ladder
Nucleotide The building blocks of DNA and RNA
Genetic Code Info carried from generation to generation
RNA Nucleic acid responsible for building proteins
mRNA Messenger RNA
tRNA Transfer RNA
rRNA Ribosomical RNA
Adenine A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA
Thymine A nitrogen base found in just DNA
Guanine A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA
Cytosine A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA
Uracil A nitrogen base found in RNA
Deoxyribose The sugar that helps make up the nucleotides of DNA
Ribose The sugar that helps make up the nucleotides of RNA
Codon Found on mRNA
Anticodon Found on tRNA
Mutation A mistake or change in the DNA sequence
Recombination The process by which genetic material is broken and joined to another material
Insertion A type of mutation
Deletion A type of mutation in which a base is removed
Chromosomial Mutations A type of mutation that involves a chromosome being changed
replication The process of creating an exact copy of DNA
Transcription Occurs in the nucleus
Translation Occurs in the cytoplasm
Complementary strand of DNA The strand of DNA that "matches" the original strand
Cloning The process of producing genetically identical individuals
Human Genome Project Research project to determine the exact sequence of base pairs of DNA
genetic Engineering Manipulating DNA to get desired traits
Forensic Identification Use of DNA to identify objects
Watson & Crick Two scientists who determined the 3D DNA structures
Franklin Scientist whoused X-rays to find DNA shape
Chargoff Scientist who determined the rules of pairing bases in DNA
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