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DNA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |