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What is base pairing rules

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The rule that describes how the nucleotides form bonds in DNA eight always bonds with T and G always bonds with C

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What is central dogma

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The theory that states in cells information only flows from DNA to RNA proteins

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What is a condon ?

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A sequence of three nucleotides that codes from one amino acid

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What is DNA polymerase

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It is an enzyme that makes bonds between nucleotides forming an identical strand of DNA during replication

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What is a double helix

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It is a model that compares the structure of a DNA molecule in which two strands wind around one another to that of a twisted latter

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What is an Exon?

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A sequence of DNA that codes information for protein synthesis

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What is frameshift mutation

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Mutation that involves the insertion or deletion of a nuclear tide in a DNA sentence

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What is an intron

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A segment of a gene that does not code for an amino acid

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What is messenger RNA

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It is a form of RNA that carries genetic information from the nuclear us to the Saytoe plaza where it serves as a template for proteins synthesis

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What is a Mutagen

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It is an agent that can induce or increase the frequency of mutations in organisms

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What is a mutation

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It is the change in the DNA sentence

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What is a nucleotide

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It is a monomer that forms DNA and has a phosphate group of sugar and a nitro containing base

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What is a operon

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A section of DNA that contains all of the code to begin transcription regulate transcription and build a protein including a pro motor and regulatory Gene and a structural or Gene

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What is point mutation

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A mutation that involves substitution of only one nucleotide

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What is a promoter

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Section of DNA to which RNA polymerase binds , starting the transcription of mRNA

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What is replication

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IThe process by which DNA is copied

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What is ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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RNA that is formed in the Ribosome and guides the translation of mRNA into a protein also used as a molecular clock

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What is RNA

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It is nucleic acid molecule that allows for the transmission of a genetic information in protein synthesis

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RNA polymerase

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Enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand of RNA from a DNA template

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Start codon

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Ribosomes to begin translation codes for the first amino acids in a protein

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Stop codon

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Ribosomes to stop translation

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Transcription

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Process of copying a nucleotide sequence to form a complementary strand of mRNA

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Transfer RNA tRNA

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Brings amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

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Translation

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Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced

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What is the definition of bacteriophage
Virus that insects bacteria
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What is acid
A compound that donates a proton when dissolved in a solution
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What is activation energy
Energy input necessary to initiate a chemical reaction
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What is adhesion
It is the attraction between molecules of different substances
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What is the amino acid
It is a molecule that makes up proteins composed of carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and sometimes sulfur
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What is an atom
It is the smallest basic unit of life
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What is the base
It is a compound that excepts a proton when dissolved in a solution
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What is bond energy
It is the amount of energy needed to break a bond between two particular Adams or the amount of energy released when I bond forms between two particular Adams
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What is a carbohydrate
It is a molecule composed of carbon hydrogen and oxygen include sugars and starches
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What is a catalyst
It is a substance that decreases activation energy and increase his reaction rate in a chemical reaction
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What is a chemical reaction
It is the process by which a substance changes in different substances through breaking and forming chemical bonds
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Yeah is cohesion
Attraction between molecules of the same substance
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What is a compound
A substance made atoms of different elements that are bonded together in a particular ratio
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What is a colvalent bond
A chemical bond formed when two atoms share one or more pair of electrons
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What is an element
It is a substance made of only one type of atom that cannot be broken down by chemical means
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What is an endothermic reaction
A chemical reaction that requires that requires a net input of energy
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What is an enzyme
It is a protein that catalyzes a chemical reactions for organisms
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What is an equilibrium?
A condition in which reactants and products of a chemical reaction are formed at th same rate
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What is an exothermic reaction
A chemical reaction that yields a net release of the entertainment in the form of heat
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What is a fatty acid
Hydrocarbon chain often bonded to glycerol in a lipid
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What is a hydrogen bond
It is an attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom
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What is an ion
An atom that has gained or lost one or more elections
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What is an ionic bond
It is a chemical bond formed through the electrical force between oppositely charged ions
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What is a lipid
It is a nonpolar molecule composed of a carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen ; includes fats and oils
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What is a molecule
Two or more atoms held together by covalent bonds; not necessary a compound
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What is an monomer
A molecular subunit of a polymer
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What is a nucleic acid
It is a polymer of a nucleotides ; the genetic material of organisms
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What is pH
A measurement of acidity ; relation to free hydrogen ion concentration in solution
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What is a polymer
It is large , carbon-based molecule formed by monomers
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What is a product
It is a substance formed by a chemical reaction
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What is a protein
It is a polymer composed of amino acids linked between peptide binds ; finds into a particular structure depending on bi said of amino acids
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What is a reactant
It is the substance that is changed in a chemical reaction
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What is a solute
It is a substance that dissolves in a solvent and is now event at a lower concentration than solvent
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What is a solution
A mixture that is consistent throughout ; also called a homogenous mixture
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What is a solvent
A subtrance in which solutes dissolve and that is present in greatest concentration in a solution
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What is a substrate
It is a reactant in a chemical reaction upon which an enzyme acts

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