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DNA
Term | Definition |
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DNA | the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid |
DNA | material used to make chromosomes |
nucleotides | units that join together to form DNA |
replication | copying DNA from DNA |
transcription | copying mRNA from DNA |
translation | using mRNA codes to make protein |
double helix | the shape of a DNA molecule |
ribosomes | cell organelles that make proteins |
3 | number of types of RNA |
amino acids | units from which proteins are made |
mRNA | type of RNA that has the code from the DNA |
rRNA | type of RNA in the ribosomes that help to make proteins |
tRNA | type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosomes |
mutation | the change of a gene or a chromosome |