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DNA vocab CL
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chargoff | Scientist who determined the rules for the pairing of bases in DNA |
| Franklin | Scientist who used x-rays to determine that DNA was a helix |
| Watson & Crick | Pair of scientist who determined the 3-D structure of DNA |
| DNA | Deoxyribo nuclei acid that carries instructions for making proteins |
| Nucleotide | The building blocks of DNA and RNA ; composed of a sugar , a phosphate group , and nitrogen base . |
| Deoxyribose | The sugar that helps to make up the nucleotides of DNA |
| Double Helix | A twisted ladder ; describes the structure of DNA |
| Adenine | A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA ; abbreviated A |
| Cytosine | A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA ; abbreviated C |
| Guanine | A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA ; abbreviated G |
| Thymine | A nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA ; abbreviated T |
| Replication | The process of creating and exact copy of DNA |
| Complementary Strand of DNA | The strand of DNA that "matches" the original strand of DNA during replication |
| Genetic Code | Information carried from generation o generation by DNA |
| Uracil | The nucleic acid responsible for building proteins |
| Ribose | The sugar that helps to make up the nucleotides of RNA |
| RNA | A nitrogen base found only in RNA;; abbreviated U |
| mRNA | Messaenger RNA ; caries information from the DNA in the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA ; carries the amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes |
| rRNA | Ribosomal RNA; helps to assemble the amino acids into proteins |
| Codon | Found on mRNA ; a 3 letter code that determines the amino acids that will make up a protein |
| Anticodon | Found on tRNA ; a 3 letter complement to the codon that allows the amino acids to bond in the correct sequence |
| Transcription | Occurs in the nucleus ; the process of creating mRNA from DNA |
| Translation | Occurs in the cytoplasm ; the pocess of creating a protein from mRNA |
| Mutation | A mistake or change in the DNA sequence ; can be harmful or beneficial |
| Chromosomal Mutations | A type of mutation that involves all or part of a chromosome being changed |
| Insertion | A type of mutation in which a base is added to a DNA sequence |
| Deletion | A type of mutation in which a base is removed from a DNA sequence |
| Genetic Engineering | Manipulation of genes to acheive desired trails in individuals |
| Cloning | The process of producing populations of genetically identical individuals |
| Recombination | The process by which genetic material is broken and joined to other genetic material |
| Forensic Identification | Use of DNA to identify objects |
| Human Genome Project | Scientific research project whose goal is to determine the exact sequence of base pairs in DNA and "map" the 20-25,000 genes in the human body |
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