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The nitrogenous bases found in DNA are called?

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Cytosine
Adenine
Guanine
Thymine

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Nucleus acids are made up of subunits called…

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Nucleotides

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The nitrogenous bases found in RNA are called what?

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Uracil
Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine

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A nucleotide is made up of what?

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A sugar
A phosphate
A nitrogenous base

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In the pairing of the nitrogenous bases of DNA guanine pairs only with what?

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Cytosine

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In the pairing of the nitrogenous bases of DNA, adenine pairs only with what?

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Thymine

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The process by which DNA duplicates itself is called what?

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Replication

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The sequence of amino acids in a protein is determine directly by the sequence of bases in what?

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mRNA (codon)

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The number of strands in a RNA molecule is generally what?

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One

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Ribosomes are made up of what?

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rRNA and protein

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The type of RNA the carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome is called what?

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tRNA

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Peptide bonds form between adjacent amino acids at the ribosomes by what?

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Dehydration synthesis

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A triplet of bases that codes for a particular amino acid is called what?

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A codon

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The sugar deoxyribose is found in the nucleic acid called what?

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DNA

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The sugar ribose is found in the nucleic acid called what?

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RNA

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The addition, removal, or substitution of nitrogenous bases in DNA May cause a gene _________

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Mutation

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The type of RNA found in the ribosomes is called what?

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rRNA

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In the synthesis of mRNA the number of strand of DNA that act a a template for the mRNA is ____

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One

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Of the nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids two are what?

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Purines

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Of the nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids three are what?

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Pyrimidines

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The transfer of DNA from one type of bacterium to another virus is called what?

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Translocation

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The portion of the virus that actually enters the host cell is the ______

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DNA

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mRNA is synthesized at the_______

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Nucleolus

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The sequence of nitrogenous bases in mRNA is ___________________

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Complementary to the template strand of DNA on which is forms

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The hereditary info in DNA is encoded in the sequence of _____
Nitrogenous bases
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The process where the hereditary info of DNA is encoded into mRNA is called ______
Transcription
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Amino acids are brought to the site of protein synthesis by what?
tRNA
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In a double-stranded molecule of DNA, complementary base pairs are linked together by what?
Hydrogen bonds
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What cell organelle is not thought to contain its own genes?
Ribosomes
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A gene that interrupts the normal functioning of life processes and results in death is called what?
Lethal gene
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In fruit flies, black body color and normal wings are frequently inherited together. From this, one might conclude that the genes for these two traits are _________
Located on the same chromosome
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The genetic code for an amino acid involves a sequence of how many nucleotides?
Three
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``` Which of the following is not true of RNA? It is single-stranded It consist as of nucleotide units It contains sugar ribose The amount of c equals the amount of g ```
The amount of c equals the amount of g
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In replication of DNA what happens?
Both strands act as templates
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In the synthesis of mRNA what happens?
Only one strand of DNA acts as a template
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The sequence of nucleotides in ribosomal and tRNA is determined by what?
DNA of the nucleus
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Which of the following is not a structural difference between DNA and RNA? - DNA has 2 strands, RNA has 1 - DNA contains t, RNA contains u - DNA contains deoxyribose, RNA contains ribose - DNA strands are short, RNA strands are long
DNA strands are short RNA strands are long
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Which of the following is not true of tRNA? - there is a different tRNA for each kind of amino acid - tRNA is found in the cell cytoplasm - tRNA carries nucleotides to the ribosomes - tRNA is involved in protein synthesis
there is a different tRNA for each kind of amino acid
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What part of the protein synthesis process is the nucleus part of?
Transcription
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Describe transcription process in protein synthesis
DNA unzips and mRNA bonds to template and forms a codon
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What part of the protein synthesis process is the ribosome part of?
Translation
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Describe translation process in protein synthesis that the ribosome is involved in
Codon goes to rRNA and the codon points out to tRNA
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Nucleotide
Made up of 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. Building blocks of nucleic acids
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Double helix
2 DNA structures in a twist formation
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Transcription
Copying of a DNA template
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Polypeptide
A chain of amino acids. It is important because protein is made of amino acids
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Codon
Codes for amino acids and mRNA
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Amino acid
Monomer for proteins
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Protein synthesis
When Biological cells generate new proteins
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Purine
A compound with basic properties
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Monomer
A compound that can be combined with other compounds to make a polymer
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Hydrogen bond
Electromagnetic attractive interaction between polar molecules
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Nucleolus
Contains RNA and proteins
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DNA
Stores and transmits genetic info
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Mutation
Change in the genetic material of the cell
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Transformation
Where genetic material is added to DNA
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mRNA
Brings the genetic info from the DNA to the ribosomes
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tRNA
Carries amino acids to the ribosomes
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Replication
The process of the cell duplicating its DNA
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Anticodon
A chain of amino acids
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Polymer
Compound formed by many monomers
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Triplet
Series of 3 bases that make up RNA
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Ribosome
Makes proteins
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Template
A structure that can cause the patterning of a second structure
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RNA
The process where proteins are made from amino acids
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Name 10 things that DNA includes
- Deoxyribose sugar - 2 strands of nucleotides - Replication - Makes up chromosomes - No three strands are the same - One type - contains thymine - Contains hereditary info - Forms template for protein synthesis
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Name 10 things that RNA includes
- Ribose sugar - 1 strand - does not replicate - key to protein synthesis - transcription in nucleus, translation on rRNA - 3 types m, t, and r - thymine is replaced by uracil - codes for amino acids - picks up message and delivers it to rRNA - triplet form
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Herba
Grass, plants
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Heteros
Different
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Homo
Man
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Homos, homeos
Same
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Hydro, hudor
Water
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Intra
Into, within
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Itis
Disease, inflammation
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Reducing atmosphere
The ability to produce 20 amino acids
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Deoxyribose
Sugar found in DNA
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Muton
Smallest segment of DNA in which mutation may occur
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Cistron
Smallest segment if DNA needed for synthesis of protein
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Transduction
Transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another by a virus
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Uracil
Pairs with adenine
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Oparin's hypothesis
Russian scientist in 1937 discovered reducing atmosphere
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Urey miller experiment
Expanded the thought of what was present on early earth
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James Watson
American biologist
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Francis Crick
British physicist
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Rosalind Franlin
British scientist
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Chargaff's rule
That in any sample of DNA, the # of adenine molecules was equal to the # of thymine molecules
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Describe the structure of DNA
Polymer formed molecules
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What is the monomer of DNA and what is the structure
Nucleotides made of 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and nitrogenous base
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rRNA
Synthesizes proteins
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Translation
Decoding of mRNA into a poly peptide chain
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Bacterial transformation
When dead, smooth cells and rough cells are mixed
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Replication
Duplication of chromosomes
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Cytoplasm helps with what part of protein synthesis
Translation: where tRNA picks up amino acids

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