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SLS Bio12 DNA Abby
SLS Bio12 DNA Protein Synthesis Abigail Igba
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complementary base pairing | The standard arrangement of bases in nucleotides in relation to their opposite pairing such as thymine being paired with adenine and cytosine paired with guanine |
| DNA Helicase | An enzyme that helps unwind and unzip DNA molecules |
| DNA polymerase | An enzyme that helps proof read the sequence of DNA after it is set up |
| Recombinant DNA | Molecules formed by laboratory methods of genetic recombination to bring together genetic material |
| Replication | This is the process of producing two identical copies from one original DNA molecule |
| Semi-conservative replication | The production of an identical daughter cell to the parent strand |
| anti-codon | A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides in transfer RNA that binds to a corresponding codon in messenger RNA |
| Codon | A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides constituting the genetic code that determines the insertion of a specific amino acid in a polypeptide chain during protein synthesis or the signal to stop protein synthesis |
| DNA sequence | DNA sequencing is the process of determining the precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule |
| Elongation | Amino acids are added to the chain one at a time |
| Environmental mutagen | This is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material |
| Genetic disorder | this is an illness as a result of abnormalities in the genome |
| Initiation | 2 small ribosomal sub-units attaches to mRNA at start codon |
| Messenger RNA | carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes |
| Mutation | this is the change of nucleotide sequence of an organism |
| Termination | initiates disassembling of the sequence this occurs at he stop codon |
| Transcription | complementary mRNA is made from the template strand of DNA |
| Transfer RNA | brings in amino acid to the ribosomes |
| Translation | the genetic code, it has triplet code and 64 different mRNA codon |