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Unit 10 Flashcards

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1
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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid

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DNA polymerase

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Synthesizes DNA

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RNA Polymerase

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Synthesizes RNA

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Histones

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Helps to package DNA

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Nuclear pores

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Regulates entry and exit from nucleus

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Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

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DNA makes RNA, which then makes proteins

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Transcription

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DNA creates RNA

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Reverse transcription

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DNA forms from RNA; viruses use this

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Translation

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Conversion of an RNA to a protein

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mRNA

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messenger that codes for proteins and is transcribed from DNA

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tRNA

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transfer RNA, matches codons and brings proteins into the chain and helps ribosomes make proteins

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rRNA

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ribosomal RNA, helps translate the information from mRNA into protein

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Exon

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portion of the DNA that is expressed or made into a protein

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Intron

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Portion of the DNA that is not expressed in the protein and must be cut out

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where the new amino acids are added

17
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P site

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where the growing polypeptides are made

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