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MCAT DNA

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mRNA   synthesizes protein  
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rRNA   structural component of ribosomes  
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tRNA   carries the an amino acid from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes for incorperation to a growing protein  
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proof-reading is called   3'-5' exonuclease activity  
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toposiomerases   fixes suppercoiling  
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RNA pol I   makes rRNA  
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proteins are made...   in the cytoplasm  
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RNA pol II   makes mRNA  
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three differences bw DNA and RNA   DNA uses deoxyribose instead of ribose; DNA uses thymine instead of uracil; DNA is double stranded while RNA is usually single  
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RNA pol III   makes tRNA  
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transformation   the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the uptake, genomic incorporation, and expression of foreign genetic material inheritable genetic combo  
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conjunction   the transfer of genetic material between bacteria through direct cell-to-cell contact. Donor male (+); recipient female (-). They have sex pili  
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transduction   is the process by which DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.  
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