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Chapter 12 Vocabulary and Key Concepts for DNA/RNA

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DNA replication   Making a strand of DNA that is complementary to the original strand  
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Protein Synthesis   Making Proteins  
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Central Dogma   The chain of events for all living things and basic mechanism of reading and expressing genes goes from DNA to RNA to Protein  
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Messenger RNA (mRNA)   Long strands of RNA nucleotides that are formed complementary to one strand of DNA  
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)   The type of RNA that associates with proteins to form ribosomes in the cytoplasm  
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Transfer RNA (tRNA)   Smaller segments of RNA nucleotides that transport amino acids to the ribosome  
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Transcription   The process in which mRNA is synthesized from the template DNA  
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Translation   The process in which mRNA attaches to the ribosome and a protein is assembled  
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Genetic Code   The sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that determines the specific amino acid sequence in the synthesis of proteins  
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Codon   Three-base code in DNA or RNA  
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Anticodon   The anticodon region of a transfer RNA is a sequence of three bases that are complementary to a codon in the messenger RNA.  
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Mutation   Permanent change in a cell’s DNA, ranging from changes in a single base pair to deletions of large sections of chromosomes  
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Insertion   A type of mutation resulting from the addition of extra nucleotides in a DNA sequence or chromosome  
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Nondisjunction   Cell division in which the sister chromatids do not separate correctly, resulting in gametes with an abnormal number of chromosomes  
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Deletion   A chromosomal abnormality in which part of a single chromosome has been lost  
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Substitution   A type of mutation in which a single nucleotide is substituted with a different nucleotide that may result in an altered sequence of amino acid during translation  
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Mutagens   A substance, such as a chemical, that causes mutations  
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Radiation   Can cause mutations. Examples are X-ray and Ultraviolet  
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