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DNA
DNA flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Base Pairings in DNA | Adenine: Thymine ; Cytosine: Guanine |
| DNA | Molecule that determines heredity |
| Replication | DNA makes a copy of itself |
| Translation | Determining the nitrogen base sequence in a protein |
| Transcription | DNA comes apart and makes a strand of mRNA |
| mRNA | Takes the genetic code from DNA in the nucleares to ribosomes |
| tRNA | Brings amino acids to the ribosomes |
| Codon | 3 nitrogen bases that codes for an amino acid |
| Anticodon | 3 nitrogen bases on tRNA |
| Mutation | Change in DNA |
| Double Helix | Shape of the DNA molecule |
| Nucleotides | Subunits that make up DNA and RNA |
| Uracil | Found in mRNA but not DNA |
| Thymine | Found in DNA but not RNA |