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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nitrogenous base | a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen |
| double helix | the shape of DNA |
| DNA replication | the DNA is copied |
| Messenger RNA | one type of RNA that brings instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the cells cytoplasm |
| Ribosomal RNA | the second type of RNA, it binds to the mRNA and uses the instructions to assemble the amino acids in the correct order |
| Transfer RNA | the third type of RNA, delivers amino acids to the ribosome to be assembled into a protein |
| Transcription | in the nucleus, enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand |
| Codon | a group |
| Translation | process of converting the information into a sequence of nitrogenous bases in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids |
| Mutation | a change in a single base pair in DNA |
| Point mutation | a change in a single base pair in DNA |
| Frameshift mutation | a mutation in which a single base is added or deleted from DNA |
| Chromosomal mutations | structural changes in chromosomes |