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Altered DNA 1
Vocab and Transcription
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pairs with adenine in DNA | thymine |
| disorder resulting in reduced or absent long bones of the body | phocomelia |
| type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome | transfer RNA |
| pairs with cytosine in DNA | guanine |
| DNA codes for RNA and RNA codes for protein | central dogma |
| pairs with guanine in DNA | cytosine |
| sugar in DNA | deoxyribose |
| building block of nucleic acids | nucleotide |
| nitrogen base found in RNA but not DNA | uracil |
| type of RNA that combines with protein to form the ribosome | ribosomal RNA |
| pairs with thymine in DNA | adenine |
| all of the DNA in an organism | genome |
| scientist who developed the rule describing how nitrogen bases pair | Chargaff |
| single strand of nucleotides | RNA |
| chemical used to treat morning sickness and insomnia | thalidomide |
| type of RNA that copies a segment of information from DNA | messenger RNA |
| the three parts of a nucleotide | sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base |
| building block of protein | amino acid |
| a segment of DNA that codes for a single trait or protein | gene |
| site of protein synthesis | ribosome |
| sugar in RNA | ribose |
| a double strand of nucleotides | DNA |