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DNA Replication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nucleic acid | RNA and DNA are this type of DNA biomolecule |
| nucleotide | phosphate, sugar, and base makes up the DNA ladder |
| deoxyribose | the 5-carbon sugar found in DNA |
| adenine (A) | bonds with thymine(T) in DNA and bonds with uracil(U) in RNA |
| thymine (T) | this base is only found in DNA and bonds with adenine (A) |
| cytosine (C) | bonds with guanine (G) |
| guanine (G) | bonds with cytosine (C) |
| uracil (U) | this base is only found in RNA and bonds with adenine (A) |
| base pairing | A bonds with T or U and G bonds with C (Good Cats Always Together)(A Tamale Gets Cooked) |
| hydrogen bonds | found between the base pairs and holds the bases together (velcro like) |
| Double helix | shape of DNA molecule |
| backbone of DNA | phosphate-sugar |
| semiconservative replication | another name for DNA replication in which one old and one new strand is made |
| DNA replication | DNA is copied into 2 identical strands-unzips,base pairs, join nucleotides |
| gene | segment of DNA that codes for a protein |
| chromosomes | Super-coiled and super-organized form of DNA |
| DNA Helicase | Enzyme that unzips the DNA ladder breaking the hydrogen bonds between bases |
| DNA Polymerase | Enzyme that adds new nucleotides to the exposed bases |
| DNA ligase | Enzyme that glues the bases together |