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unit 3 topic 1
RNA/DNA.PROTEIN
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | a macromolecule that stores genetic information. |
| Genome | the collection of all your DNA |
| Gene | gives a cell all the instructions for making a protein |
| Nucleotide | the "building blocks" (monomers) that DNA is made up of |
| list the 4 bases | A (adenine), T (thymine), C (cytosine), or G (guanine). |
| Base pair rule | A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G. These are called base pairs. |
| DNA replication | Before a cell can divide by mitosis, it needs to make a copy of its DNA. |
| transcription | happens inside the nucleus, the control center of the cell. More specifically, it becomes messenger RNA, or mRNA. |
| RNA | when a gene in the DNA is copied into a different molecule |
| mRNA | s like a photocopy of the gene carrying out instructions out of the nucleus and into the cytoplasm |
| Ribosome | ribosome |
| Cytoplasm | the jelly-like area outside the nucleus where the rest of the cell’s work happens. |
| tRNA | helps the ribosome |
| amino acid | the building blocks of proteins |
| codon | matches up with a three-letter code o |