Ch.4 Cellular Metabolism Cont'd Flashcards

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DNA

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Double Helix; made up of nucleotides (DeoxyRiboNucleicAcid)

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Genes

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Portions of DNA that contain genetic information to build certain proteins

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Complementary base pairing

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AT CG

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Genetic Code

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Genes & the amino acid sequence that they code for

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RNA

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Single strand (RiboNucleicAcid)

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Uracil

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Replaces Thymine

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Transcription

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Copy of DNA into mRNA; nucleus

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mRNA

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Single stranded copy of DNA that travels to the ribosome

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Codon

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Group of 3 bases in mRNA

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Translation

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Occurs at the ribosomes; uses mRNA to build proteins

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