click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
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 |