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DNA / RNA

TermDefinition
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
RNA ribonucleic acid
Transcription DNA is copied to RNA
Translation RNA creates amino acids
DNA Ligase enzyme that connects two strands of DNA
Helicase unzips DNA
Polymerase enzyme that assembles DNA and/or RNA
Amino acids monomer of proteins
Hydrogen bond holds together 2 complementary strands of DNA
Codon 3 nucleotide bases
Nucleotides bases of DNA adenine (A), cytosine (C) , guanine (G), and thymine (T)
Nucleotide bases of RNA adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U)
Pyrimidine bases U, T, C
Purine bases A, G
Stop codon ends protein synthesis
Peptide bond bond between amino acids in a protein
mRNA messenger RNA -transfer code from DNA in the nucleus and carries to ribosomes in the cytoplasm
Anticodon 3 nucleotides of tRNA that pair with codons on mRNA
Central dogma of molecular biology information is transferred from DNA to RNA to proteins
Base Pair 2 nitrogenous bases that connect to make the “rung” of the DNA ladder.
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