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DNA/RNA/Protein syn.
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | a type of nucleic acid/macromolecule that stores genetic information. |
| Genome | the collection of all your DNA |
| Gene | gives a cell all the instructions for making a protein |
| Nucleotide | a building block monomer...A (adenine), T (thymine), C (cytosine), or G (guanine) |
| Base pair rule | A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G. |
| DNA replication | before a cell can divide by mitosis, it needs to make a copy of its DNA |
| Transcription | gene in the DNA is copied into a different molecule called RNA |
| RNA | (ribonucleic acid) what DNA is copied into |
| mRNA | messenger RNA-— it carries the instructions of gene out of the nucleus and into the cytoplasm |
| Ribosome | the cell’s protein factory |
| Cytoplasm | jelly-like area outside the nucleus where the rest of the cell’s work happens |
| tRNA | transfer RNA- works with the ribosome by carrying a specific amino acid |
| amino acid | the building blocks of proteins |
| codon | the anticodon matches up with a three-letter code on the mRNA called a codon, if they fit together proteins can be made |