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DNA and RNA

TermDefinition
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid - double helix was discovered by Watson and Crick
Nucleotides - The subunit of a nucleic acid - 3 parts: Deoxyribose sugar Phosphate Base
The Four Bases of Nucleotides - Adenine - Guanine - Cytosine - Thymine
Genes A sequence of nucleotides which codes for the synthesis of a protein
Gene Expression When a gene is decoded into a sequence of amino acids
Non-coding DNA (Junk DNA) They do not code for the production of any protein
DNA Triplet (Codons) A sequence of bases that codes for one amino acid
Genome An organism's complete set of DNA, including it's genes
RNA Ribonucleic Acid
Three Different types of RNA - Messenger RNA - Ribosomal RNA - Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA A complementary copy of a gene
Ribosomal RNA Forms the ribosome that translate the mRNA transcripts and make the proteins required by the cell
Transfer RNA Carries Amino acids to the ribosomes for protein synthesis
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