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Bio Chapter 5
Vocabulary Pt.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Disulfide Bridge | Strong covalent bonds that reinforce the protein's structure. |
| Sickle Cell | Inherited blood disorder that occurs because of an amino acid substitution in hemoglobin. |
| Denaturation | Loss of protein's native structure |
| Gene | Unit of inheritance that programs amino acid sequence. |
| DNA | A nucleic acid made of monomers called nucleotides. |
| Gene Expression | DNA directs synthesis of mRNA and controls protein synthesis |
| Polynucleotide | Polymer of nucleic acid |
| Nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acid |
| Nucleoside | Nitrogen base and sugars |
| Pyrimidine | Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil |
| Purine | Adenine and Guanine |
| Deoxyribose | Sugar in DNA |
| Ribose | Sugar in RNA |
| Antiparallel | Backbones run in 5', 3' directions of each other |