DNA basics Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
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it is made up of deoxyribose
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DNA backbone
2
Q
described as a twisted ladder called a double helix
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DNA
3
Q
what are the four nitrogenous bases that compose DNA
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ADENINE
THYMINE
CYTOSINE
GUANINE
4
Q
It’s a single strand molecule
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RNA
5
Q
Similar to DNA and has uracil instead of thymine
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RNA
6
Q
Makes another copy of DNA
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Replication
7
Q
Replicating the DNA into RNA
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DNA Transcription
8
Q
a sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific acid or stop signal during protein synthesis
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Codon
9
Q
Language of DNA and RNA
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Codon
10
Q
Base is deleted/lsot
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Deletion
11
Q
Base is added/inserted
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Insertion
12
Q
Base is change/substituted
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Substitution
13
Q
It changes the amino acid
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Missense
14
Q
if it DOES NOT change the amino acid
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Silent
15
Q
if the amino acid changes to “STOP”
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Nonsense
16
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