Vocab #1 Flashcards by Faya Lencho

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Genes

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Heredity passed from parent to child

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Mutation

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Alteration in a gene’s DNA sequence

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Proteins

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Molecule composed of amino acid chains

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Mitosis

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Cell division creating identical daughter cells

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Protein synthesis

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Cells generating protein molecules

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Nucleotides

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Basic unit of RNA and DNA

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mRNA

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RNA type caring genetic instructions

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Transcibe

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To write or copy

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Translate

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Convert into another language

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Codon

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Three letter Genetic code in DNA / RNA

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Subsitution

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Replacing one with another

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Insertion

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Adding something into a space

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Deletion

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Removing something or the removal progress

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Point Mutation

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Change in a single DNA base

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Frame shift mutation

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Shift DNA reading frame, alters proteins

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Genome

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Complete set of an organisms

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Prognosis

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Expected outcome of medical exam