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Anabolism

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Cellular processes that use smaller molecules to build larger ones.

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Anaerobic respiration

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Respiratory process that proceeds without oxygen

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Catabolism

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Cellular processes that break larger molecules into smaller ones.

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Mutation

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Change in a nucleic acid sequence.

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Enzyme

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Protein that initiates or speeds a chemical reaction without being consumed.

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Aerobic

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-Reactions that need oxygen.
- The complete energy-releasing,
breakdown of glucose to carbon
dioxide and water, in presence of
oxygen.

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Anaerobic

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Without oxygen

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Anticodon

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Three contiguous nucleotides of a transfer RNA molecule that are complementary to a specific mRNA codon.

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Codon

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Set of three nucleotides of a messenger RNA molecule corresponding to a particular amino acid.

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Dehydration Synthesis

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Anabolic process that joins small molecules by releasing the equivalent of a water molecule; synthesis.

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Gene

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Protein of a DNA molecule that encodes information to synthesize a protein, a control sequence or tRNA or rRNA; the unit of inheritance.

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Hydrolysis

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Enzymatically adding a water molecule to split a molecule into smaller portions.

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Oxidation

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Process by which oxygen combines with another chemical; the removal of hydrogen or the loss of electrons; opposite of reduction.

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Replication

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Production of an exact copy DNA molecule.

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Substrate

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The substance upon which an enzyme acts.

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-zym

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Causing to ferment

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Mut-

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Change

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Cata-

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Down

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Ana-

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Up

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An-

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Without