DNA RNA Flashcards by Crisma V | Brainscape

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What macromolecule carries genetic info

A

Nucleic acid

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What does DNA stand for

A

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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What does Nucleic acid do

A

Carries genetic info

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What is the subunit of Nucleic acid

A

Nucleotide

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What are the three parts if a nucleotide

A

Base sugar phosphate

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What are the four bases

A

Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
Cytosine

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What is a sugar (DS)

A

Deoxyribose sugar

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Which bases go together

A

AT

GC

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Where is DNA found

A

Nucleus of eukaryotic cells

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What is RNA

A

Ribonucleic acid

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What are the three types of RNA

A

Messenger
Transfer
Ribosomal

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Function of RNA

A

Synthesize proteins

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What are nucleotides made of

A

Base
Sugar
Phosphate

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What is replication

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Process of copying DNA

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What is transcription

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Process of producing RNA from a DNA template

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What is translation

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Process of producing protein

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What is a codon

A

Every three bases on mRNA

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What is deoxyribose

A

Sugar in DNA

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What is ribose

A

Sugar in RNA

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What are the weak bonds formed between bases

A

Hydrogen

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What are the strong bonds connecting nucleotides

A

Phosphate

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What is a DNA polymerase

A

Enzyme responsible for conducting DNA replication

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What is RNA polymerase

A

Molecule that attaches RNA nucleotides to a DNA template

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What is tRNA

A

type of RNA that TRANSFERS amino acids to the ribosome to synthesize protein

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What bases do tRNA have

A

Anticodon

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What does the anticodon do

A

Corresponds to codon on mRNA

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What is mRNA

A

Messenger RNA

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Where is mRNA formed

A

Nucleus from a DNA template

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Where does mRNA move to and y

A

Cytoplasm to synthesize protein

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What is rRNA (2)

A

Ribosomal RNA

Part of ribosome that produces protein

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What is mutation

A

An alteration in DNA