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bio unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| codon | 3 nucleotide in an mRNA; specifies a particular amino acid |
| anti codon | directions for a single protein |
| complementary | a term that describes a relationship between base pairs : A with T and C with G |
| replication fork | area of DNA currently being copied |
| amino acid | monomer of proteins |
| gene | 3 nucleotide in a tRNA |
| DNA & RNA similarities | nucleus, starts with DNA |
| DAN & RNA differences | DNA- double helix, deoxyribose RNA- single helix, ribose |
| DNA replication | |
| Transcription | |
| Translation | |
| Pro- DNA replication | nucleus |
| pro- Transcription | nucleus |
| pro- Translation | ribosome |
| euk- Translation | |
| euk- DNA replication | |
| euk- Transcription | |
| what type of RNA do we use when we code? | mRNA |
| How many nitrogen bases are in a codon? | 3 |
| what is the start codon? | AUG |
| what amino acid is first in every (real) protein? | Met |
| what are the 3 stop codons? | UAA, UAG, UGA |
| what process are you stimulating when you use DNA to determine the mRNA sequence? | Transcription |
| what process are you stimulating when you use mRNA to determine the amino acid sequence? | Translation |
| mutation | change in nucleotide acid sequence |