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A&P CH4 key terms
A&P CH4 Cellular Metabolism
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerobic | process requiring oxygen. |
| anabolism | metabolic process by which larger molecules are synthesized from smaller ones |
| anaerobic | process that proceeds without oxygen |
| anticodon | three contiguous nucleotides of a transfer RNA molecule that are complementary to a specific mRNA codon |
| catabolism | metabolic process that breaks down large molecules into smaller ones |
| codon | set of three nucleotides of a messenger RNA molecule corresponding to a particular amino acid |
| dehydration synthesis | anabolic process that joins small molecules by releasing the equivalent of a water molecule |
| enzyme | a protein that catalyzes a specific biochemical reaction |
| gene | portion of a DNA molecule that encodes information to synthesize a protein, a control sequence, or tRNA or rRNA; the unit of inheritance |
| hydrolysis | enzymatically adding a water molecule to split a molecule into smaller portions |
| oxidation | process by which oxygen combines with another chemical; the removal of hydrogen or the loss of electrons; the opposite of reduction |
| replication | production of an exact copy of a DNA molecule |
| substrate | the substance upon which an enzyme acts |