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Chapter 12 vocab

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nucleic acid   complex biomolecule that stores cellular information as a code  
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double helix   twisted ladder shape formed by two strands of nucleotides twisted around each other  
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template   a molecule of DNA that is a pattern for synthesis of a new DNA molecule  
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DNA polymerase   the enzyme that catalyzes (aids) the addition of nucleotides to the new DNA strand, one at a time.  
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semiconservative replication   DNA molecules formed through replication that have one parental strand and one new strand of DNA  
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synthesis   the composition or combination of parts to form a whole  
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RNA   a single stranded nucleic acid with ribose as the sugar.  
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messenger RNA   strands of RNA formed from DNA that travel from the nucleus to the ribosome to direct protein synthesis.  
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ribosomal RNA   type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes  
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transfer RNA   small segments of RNA that carry amino acids to the ribosome  
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intron   the parts of the mRNA transcript that are removed before the mRNA leaves the nucleus (doesn't code for the protein)  
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exon   the parts of the mRNA transcript that make up the final RNA that leaves the nucleus  
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codon   a three base code in DNA or RNA  
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translation   a process in which mRNA attaches to the ribosome and a protein is assembled  
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transcription   a process in which the DNA code is transferred to mRNA in the nucleus  
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