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DNA
DNA flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Codon | A group of three nitrogen bases that codes for a specific amino acid |
| DNA | Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid |
| DNA Molecule | Deoxyribose, phosphate, and nitrogen base (A, C, T, G) |
| Double Helix | Shape of DNA |
| First Step of Replication | DNA molecule is unzipped down the middle |
| Genetics | Branch of biology concerned with hereditary |
| Helicase | The enzyme that breaks the weak hydrogen bonds in DNA during DNA replication |
| Hereditary | The passing of characteristics from parent to offspring |
| Thymine | Adenine’s pairing in DNA |
| Uracil | Adenine’s pairing in RNA |
| mRNa | Carries instruction from nucleus to the cytoplasm |
| Nitrogen Bases of DNA | Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine |
| Nitrogen Bases of RNA | Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine |
| Protein Synthesis | Making or assembling proteins |
| Replication | DNA making a copy of itself |
| Result of DNA Replicaion | Two new NDA molecules |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RNA Nucleotide | Ribose, phosphate, nitrogen base (A, U, C, G) |
| Second Step of DNA | Nucleotides join together to make matching DNA strands |
| Three Types of RNA | Messenger RNA, transfer RNA, ribosmal RNA |
| Transcription | Use DNA to make a complementary strand of mRNA |
| Translation | Converting the information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids to make the specific protein |
| tRNA | Carries amino acids to the mRNA, where they are joined together to make proteins |
| Two Stages of Protein Synthesis | Transcription and translation |
| Guanine | Cytosine’s pairing |