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U3T1 Vocab
Kouture B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | A type of nucleic acid, a macromolecule that stores genetic information |
| Genome | The collection of all your DNA |
| Gene | A gene gives a cell all the instructions for making a protein |
| Nucleotides | Each DNA nucleotide has a 5 carbon sugar (deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and one of four nitrogen bases: A (adenine), T (thymine), C (cytosine), or G (guanine) |
| Base pairs | These bases pair up in a very specific way between two DNA strands: A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G. These are called base pairs |
| DNA replication | A cell makes a copy of its DNA before it can divide by mitosis |
| Transcription | A gene in the DNA is copied into a different molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid) |
| mRNA | mRNA is like a photocopy of the gene it carries the instructions out of the nucleus and into the cytoplasm |
| tRNA | Each tRNA carries a specific amino acid and has a special three-letter code called an anticodon |
| RNA | When a gene in the DNA is copied into a different molecule |
| Ribosome | The cells protein factory |
| Amino acid | The building blocks of protein |
| Cytoplasm | The jelly like area outside the nucleus where the rest of the cell’s work happens |
| Codon | A three letter code on the mRNA |