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COB Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| twisted ladder shape formed by two strands of nucleotides in DNA molecules have | double helix |
| parental strands of DNA serve as templates for new strands which contain one old strand and one new strand | semiconservative replication |
| type of nucleic acid that carries the recipe to make a protein from the nucleus to the ribosome | messenger RNA |
| type of nucleic acid that makes up ribosomes | ribosomal RNA |
| type of nucleic acid that brings the correct amino acid to the ribosome to be added to a protein | transfer RNA |
| process of making mRNA from DNA | transcription |
| the three base code in DNA or mRNA that codes for an amino acid | codon |
| process in which an mRNA code is read by the ribosome and a protein is assembled | translation |
| any permanent change in DNA | mutation |
| any substance in an organism's environment that causes mutations | mutagen |