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U6 Vocab
unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Double helix | The shape of the DNA molecule; consists of TWO nucleotides chains that wrap around each other to form a double spiral. |
| nucleotides | Monomers that make up DNA and RNA; consists of a nitrogen base (A,C,T,U or G), a sugar and a phosphate molecule. |
| Adenine | nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with T or U |
| Guanine | nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with C |
| Cytosine | nitrogenous base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with G |
| Thymine | nitrogenous base found in DNA only; pairs with A |
| Uracil | nitrogenous base found in RNA only; pairs with T |
| Purines | Nitrogenous bases that have a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms; Adenine and Guanine |
| Pyrimidines | Nitrogenous bases that have a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms; Cytosine, Thymine and Uracil |
| Complementary | matching, as in complementary bases: A matches T or U; C matches G |
| semi-conservative replication | |
| Hydrogen bonds | |
| Helicase | |
| Ligase | |
| DNA polymerase | |
| Protein synthesis | |
| messenger RNA (or mRNA) | |
| transfer RNA (or tRNA | |
| ribosomal RNA (rRNA) | |
| transcription | |
| RNA polymerase | |
| codon | |
| start codon | |
| end codon | |
| translation | |
| anticodon |