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DNA Structure Bio
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complementary base pair | the nucleotide bases in one strand of DNA or RNA that are paired with another strand. (A+C, C+G) |
| nitrogenous base | organic base that contains nitrogen and carbon (purine or pyrimidine) |
| replication fork | Y-shaped region that results when 2 strands separate |
| helicase | enzyme that seperates the DNA strand |
| semi-conservitive replication | replication that has one strand from the original and one is new |
| Codon | in DNA its a 3-nucleotide sequence that encodes an amino acid or signifies a start and/or stop signal. |
| translation | the process of forming a nucleic acid by using another molecule as a template. |
| anticodon | a region of tRNA that consists of 3 bases complementary to a specific codon of mRNA |