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U3T1 DNA/RNA/Protein
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | type of nucleic acid, that stores genetic information. |
| Genome | DNA is called Genome, tells your body how to build everything needed to survive. |
| Gene | gives instructions to body. |
| Nucleotide | DNA building blocks. Adenine Thymine Cytosine Guanine 5 bases. |
| Base pair rule | A always pairs with T, C always pairs with G. Base pair |
| DNA replication | Copy of DNA (mitosis). |
| Transcription | gene in the DNA is copied into a different molecule called RNA. |
| RNA | becomes a messenger. |
| mRNA | Photocopy of a gene carries instructions. |
| Ribosome | Protein factory of a cell, Reads DNA. |
| tRNA | Transfer RNA, carries specific amino acids. |
| Cytoplasm | Jelly like area outside nucleus. |
| Amino acid | building blocks of protein. |
| codon | Amino acids (anticodon/3 letter code) match with another 3 letter code on a mRNA called a codon. |