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Ch 10 Bio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA sugar | Deoxyribose |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| 3 type RNA | Messenger Ribsomal Transfer |
| RNA sugar | ribose |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| Nucleotide | basic structural unit of nucleic acids |
| Nitrogenous base | make up the building blocks of DNA and RNA |
| Purine | crystalline compound with basic properties |
| Pyrimidine | colorless crystalline compound with basic propertie |
| Base paring rules | constraints imposed by the molecular structure of DNA and RNA |
| Complementary base pair | nucleotide bases on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA |
| Base sequence | order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule |
| DNA replication | double-stranded DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules |
| helicase | separate double-stranded DNA into single strands allowing each strand to be copied |
| replication fork | two strands of DNA are separated to allow replication of each strand |
| DNA polymerase | enzyme that is responsible for forming new copies of DNA |
| Semi-conservative replication | two copies that each contained one of the original strands and one new strand |
| mutation | the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes |
| Transcription | written or printed representation of something |
| Translation | moving something |
| Protein Synthesis | genetic code puts together proteins in the cell |
| RNA polymerase | enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription |
| promoter | promotes something |
| termination | ending or final point of something |
| signal | wave transmitted or received |
| genetic codes | four-letter code of DNA is translated into the 20-letter code of amino acids |
| codon | three adjacent nucleotides |
| anticodon | three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule |
| genome | set of chromosomes in a gamete or microorganism |