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U3T1 Vocab DNA/RNA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | type of nucleic acid, a macromolecule that stores genetic information |
| Genome | collection of all your DNA, tells your body how to build everything it needs to survive. |
| Gene | individual recipe in the recipe book, gives a cell all the instructions for making a protein |
| Nucleotide | DNA is made up of building blocks (monomers). 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 | |
| Transcription | |
| RNA | |
| mRNA | |
| Ribosome | |
| Cytoplasm | |
| tRNA | |
| amino acid | |
| codon |