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Biology Unit 4

DefinitionTerm
a type of biomolecule that performs many functions throughout an organism, including providing structure and facilitating chemical reactions protein
nucleic acid, which is self-replicating and contains the code to make all proteins needed by an organism DNA
the process of decoding a strand of mRNA to produce a particular sequence of amino acids translation
the cellular process used to make proteins; includes transcription and translation protein synthesis
the process of making a copy of the genetic information stored in a DNA strand into a complementary strand of RNA transcription
a group of 20 chemicals that bond together to create a polypeptide chain (protein) amino acid
behavioral characteristics or physical attributes of an organism that are expressed by genes and/or influenced by the environment traits
ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid, which convets genetic information into a protein RNA
the building blocks of nucleic acids; consists of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogenous base nucleotide
the process of combining simpler molecules to make a more complex molecule synthesis
a sequence of three consecutive nucleotides in DNA or RNA that codes for a specific amino acid codon
describes the flow of genetic information in a one-way direction; DNA to RNA to protein central dogma
the process of ending a molecular or cellular activity termination
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