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u3t1 dna vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA | stands for deoxyribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that stores information |
| Genome | the collection of all your DNA, tells your body how to build everything to survive |
| Gene | a sequence of DNA, like a recipe in a recipe book |
| Nucleotide | monomers that make DNA, adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine |
| Base pair rule | the rule that adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine always pairs with guanine |
| DNA Replication | the cell clones its DNA so it can divide by mitosis |
| Transcription | when a gene in the DNA is copied into RNA |
| RNA | a different molecule made when a gene is copied during transcription |
| mRNA | stands for "Messenger RNA", it carries instructions out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm |
| Ribosome | a cell's protein factory / where translation happens |
| Cytoplasm | the jelly-like area outside the nucleus |
| tRNA | stands for "Transfer RNA", each carry a specific amino acid |
| Amino acid | a "building block" of proteins |
| Codon | a 3 letter code on the mRNA |