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Ch 7 Genes and DNA

DNA Structure and Protein Synthesis

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Nucleotide Structure in DNA that consist of a phosphate, a sugar, and a base
Adenine One of the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA. It's complimentary base is Thymine
Guanine One of the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA. It's complimentary base is Cytosine
Thymine One of the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA. It's complimentary base is Adenine
Cytosine One of the 4 nitrogenous bases in DNA. It's complimentary base is Guanine
Enzyme A protein that speeds up chemical reactions
Amino Acid One of the 20 molecules that make up a protein chain
Functional Protein Proteins that speed up chemical process or send chemical signals
Double Helix The twisted ladder shape of DNA
Protein Molecular chains of amino acids
Hormone Functional proteins that send chemical messages
Structural Protein Proteins that build body parts
DNA Molecule of life that contains the information for traits
RNA One half of DNA. It helps in protein production
Transfer RNA A small piece of RNA that picks up a specific amino acid and brings it to the ribosome
Messenger RNA One half of the DNA that carries the instructions to make a protein from the DNA to the ribosome
Mutation A change in the nucleotide base sequence
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