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DNA and RNA vocab

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Definition
show deoxyribolicnucliec acid; the nucleic acid that carries instructions for making protiens  
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show a twisted ladder; describes the structure of DNA  
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nucleotide   show
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genetic code   show
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RNA   show
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show messenger RNA; carries information from the DNA in the nucleus to the to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm  
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show transfer RNA; carries amino acids from the cutoplasm to the robosomes  
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rRNA   show
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show nitrogen base found in both RNA and DNA; abbrieviated as A  
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show nitrogen base found in only DNA; abbrieviated as T  
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guanine   show
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show nitrogen base found in both DNA and RNA; abbrieviated as C  
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show nitrogen base found in only RNA; abbrieviated as U  
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show the sugar that helps to make up the nucleotides in DNA  
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show the sugar that helps to makeup nucleotides in RNA  
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codon   show
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show found in tRNA; a 2 letter complement to a codon that allows the amino acid to bond in the correct sequence.  
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show a mistake or change in DNA sequence; can be harmful or beneficial  
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show the provess by which genetic material is broken or joined to other genetic material  
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insertion   show
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show a type of mutation in which a base is removed from a DNA sequence  
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chromosomal mutations   show
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show the process of creating the exact copy of DNA  
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transcription   show
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translation   show
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complementary strand of DNA   show
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show the process of producing populations of genetically identical individuals  
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show scientific research project whose goal is to determine the exact sequence of base pairs in the DNA and 'map' the 20-25,000 genes in the human body  
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show manipulations of genes to acieve desired traits in an individual  
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forsenic identification   show
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watson and crick   show
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show scientist who used x-rays to determine that DNA was a helix  
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show scientist who determined rules for the pairing of bases in DNA  
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