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Chapter 10
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Replication | the process by which double-stranded DNA makes copies of itself, each strand, as it separates, synthesizing a complementary strand. |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Mutation | the act or process or changing |
| Transcription | the process by which genetic information on a strand of DNA is used to synthesize a strand of complementary RNA. |
| Genetic Code | the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. |
| Translation | change or conversion to another form, appearance, etc.; transformation: |
| Anticodon | a sequence of three nucleotides in a region of transfer RNA that recognizes a complementary coding triplet of nucleotides in messenger RNA during translation by the ribosomes in protein biosynthesis. |