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DNA Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nitrogenous Base that pairs with Guanine | Cytosine |
| DNA Nitrogenous Base that pairs with Adenine | Thymine |
| Nitrogenous Base that pairs with Thymine | Adenine |
| RNA Nitrogenous Base that pairs with Adenine | Uracil |
| Monomers (building blocks) of DNA or RNA | Nucleotide |
| Type of RNA which together with proteins makes up the ribosome. | rRNA |
| When the mRNA gets read by the ribosome and makes a protein | Translation |
| The Twisted Ladder shape of DNA | Double Helix |
| Three base "word" that codes for a specific amino acid | Codon |
| The process of copying DNA's code into mRNA | Transcription |
| The process of copying a DNA molecule | Replication |
| An unwanted change in the DNA sequence of bases | Mutation |
| This type of RNA carries the amino acid to the ribosome in oder to sontruct a protein | tRNA |
| On the end of the tRNA molecule this contains the three bases that are complementary to the codons on mRNA | Anticodon |
| The sugar of DNA | Deoxyribose |
| The Sugar of RNA | Ribose |
| A substance that causes a mutation | Mutagen |
| THE BLUEPRINTS OF LIFE! | D.N.A. |