DNA Keywords

Question 1

What is an ANTICODON?

Answer 1

-A SEQUENCE of 3 ADJACENT NUCLEOTIDES on a MOLECULE of TRANSFER RNA
-That is COMPLEMENTARY to a CODON on a MESSENGAR RNA MOLECULE

Question 2

What is an AMINO ACID?

Answer 2

Monomer for a PROTEIN

Question 3

What is a CLONE?

Answer 3

-A group of GENETICALLY IDENTICAL organisms
-Formed by ASEXUAL REPROD. or ARTIFICAL MEANS

Question 4

What is a CODON?

Answer 4

-A SEQUENCE of 3 ADJACENT NUCLEOTIDES in mRNA
-That codes for 1 AMINO ACID

Question 5

What is meant by COMPLEMENTARY BASE PAIRING?

Answer 5

-ADENINE forms a 2x H-BOND with THYMINE
-CYTOSINE forms a 3x H-BOND with GUANINE

Question 6

What is meant by COMPLMENTARY DNA?

Answer 6

-DNA made up from MESSENGER RNA
-In a PROCESS that is the REVERSE of normal TRANSCRIPTION

Question 7

What does CONDENSATION mean?

Answer 7

-CHEMICAL PROCESS where 2 MOLECULES COMBINE to form a more COMPLEX one
-With the ELIMATION of a simple substance, usually WATER

Question 8

What does DEGENERATE mean?

Answer 8

-Each AMINO ACID has MORE than ONE TRIPLET CODE/CODON
-DNA is DEGENERATE