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organic compounds are composed of molecules that contain |
Carbon and Hydrogen CH4 |
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the strongest chemical bond |
covalent bonds |
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Watson and Crick are |
often credited for the discovery of the structure of dna |
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Rosalind Franklin |
should have been credited -first to see double helix pattern with her x ray crystallography - her work was borrowed - watson and crick recieved noble prize |
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watson only ever mentioned franklin |
in his book and made sexism remarks calling her rosy and saying she didnt dress up her feminine qualitites |
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____ stores the info that cells need to produce proteins |
dna |
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dna |
sstores the info that cells need to produce proteins |
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dna is composed of |
nucleotide monomers |
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nucleotide monomers make up |
dna |
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a binds with |
t |
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c binds with |
g |
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_______ connect complementary dna strands |
hydrogen bonds |
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hydrogen bonds connect |
complementary dna strands |
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special types of covalent bonds |
connect a sugar backbone to a nitrogenous base |
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this connects a sugar backbone to a nitrogenous base |
special types of covalent bonds |
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nucleotide is made up of |
phosphate group deoxyribose nitrogenous base |
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protein production starts with |
dna |
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gene |
a sequence of dna that encodes a specific protein -each gene codes for one protein |
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each gene codes for |
one protein |
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a sequence of dna that encodes a specific protein |
gene |
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protein productions two stages |
transcription and translation |
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transcription occurs in |
nucleus |
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transcription occurs in |
cytoplasm |
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chromosomes have |
multiple genes |
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genes make up |
chromosomes |
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rna copies one gene from |
chromosome |
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you add amino acids to the |
rna copy of one gene from chromosome to make a protein |
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_______ produces an rna molecule that is complementary to dna |
transcription |
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transcription |
produces an rna molecule tat is complementary to dna |
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in translation |
the info in rna is used to make a protein |
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the info in rna is used to make a protein in |
translation |
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difference between dna and rna |
dna= -deoxyribose (H) -Thymine (T) -double stranded -stores rna and protein encoding info, transfers info to next generation of cells RNA= -ribose (OH) -single stranded -uracil (U) -carries protein encoding info, helps make proteins, catalyzes some reactions |
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-deoxyribose (H) -Thymine (T) -double stranded -stores rna and protein encoding info, transfers info to next generation of cells |
DNA |
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stores rna and protein encoding info, transfers info to next generation of cells |
DNA |
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deoxyribose |
dna |
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ribose |
rna |
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-ribose (OH) -single stranded -uracil (U) -carries protein encoding info, helps make proteins, catalyzes some reactions |
rna |
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carries protein encoding info, helps make proteins, catalyzes some reactions |
rna |
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ribose |
rna |
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____ plays an important role in protein production |
rna |
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three types of rna interact to produce proteins |
1.messenger rna (mRNA) 2.transfer rna (tRNA) 3.ribosomal rna (rRNA) |
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1.messenger rna (mRNA) 2.transfer rna (tRNA) 3.ribosomal rna (rRNA) |
the three types of rna molecules that interact to produce proteins |
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the main function of dna is to |
encode proteins |
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relationship between a gene and a protein |
a gene codes for one protein, a rna molecule copies gene which then goes through translation and becomes a protein |
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______ uses dna to create rna |
transcription |
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a in dna molecule binds with ___ in rna molecule |
U |
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transcription has 3 steps |
initiation elongation termination |
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initiation elongation termination
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transcriptions 3 steps |
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initiation |
rna polymerase enzyme is in front of dna split |
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elongation |
rna polymerase enzyme is inside dna split with rna molecule binding to dna molecule |
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termination |
rna polymerase enzyme is leaving the dna strand |
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initiation |
rna polymerase binds to promoter (beginning of the gene) -enzymes unzip the dna
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_______ of ____ rna polymerase binds to promoter |
initiation of transcription |
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rna polymerase binds to the promotor at |
initiation in transcription |
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__ unzip the dna |
enzymes |
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the _________ encodes the rna molecule |
dna template strand |
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the dna template strand |
encodes the rna molecule |
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elongation in transcription |
rna polymerase moves along the template strand, making an rna copy |
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rna polymerase moves along the template strand, making an rna copy in this |
elongation in transcription |
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termination in transcription |
rna polymerase reaches the termintor (end of the gene) -rna, dna, and rna polymerase seperate -dna becomes a double helix again
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rna polymerase reaches the terminator in |
termination step of transcription |
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rna, dna, and rna polymerase seperate in |
termination step of transcription |
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dna becomes a double helix again in this |
termination step of transcription |
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rna is processed in |
the nucleus |
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how rna is processed in the nucleus |
poly a tail and mrna cap are added to the rna |
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what is added to the rna when processed in the nucleus |
poly a tail and mrna cap |
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_______ are then spliced out in processing of rna for export out of nucleus |
introns |
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mature rna is composed of |
only exons |
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from dna to rna |
-transcription -addition of poly a tail and mrna cap |
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mature rna is transported out of nucleus to |
a ribosome in cytoplasm for translation |
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during splicing |
introns are removed from rna molecule -occurs in processing of rna in nucleus |
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how is mrna modified before it leaves the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell |
it gets a poly a tail and an mrna cap -introns are removed during splicing |
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translation |
builds the protein |
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______ builds the protein |
translation |
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translation occurs in the |
cytoplasm |
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process of building a protein from dna |
dna (transcription) mrna (translation) protein |
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3 nucleotides form a |
codon |
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codon |
made up of 3 nucleotides |
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codons bind to form |
polypeptides |
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polypeptide |
an amino acid sequence |
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codon is |
3 nucleotide sequence that encodes for one amino acid |
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a 3 nucleotide sequence that encodes for one amino acid |
a codon |
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the ____ shows which mrna codons correspond with which amino acids |
genetic code |
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translation uses |
genetic code |
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stop codons |
UAA UAG UGA |
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mutations in a gene do/do not always cause changes in that trait for an organism |
NOT -because multiple codons can code for an amino acid |
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_____ molecules translate the genetic code |
tRNA transfer rna |
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tRNA binds to mRNA codon at |
anticodon -top |
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tRNA binds to corresponding amino acid at |
amino acid binding site -bottom |
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anticodon |
where mRNA codon binds with tRNA |
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binding site |
where tRNA binds with amino acid |
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translation occurs in 3 steps and occur at |
initiation elongation termination -ribosome |
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all of the steps of translation occur at |
ribosome |
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____ occurs at ribosome |
all steps of translation |
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initiation of translation |
- small ribosomal subunit binds to mRNA -large ribosomal subunit binds -first tRNA molecule binds |
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when it looks like a zipper it is |
transcription |
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in translation |
small ribosomal subunit takes a codon and makes anticodon which codes for an amino acid which begins to form tRNA and polypeptide |
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tRNA binds complementary base pairs to mRNA |
in translation |
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tRNA already carries and amino acid |
met codon= uac |
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start codon in mRNA |
AUG |
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AUG is |
start codon in mRNA |
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start codon in tRNA is |
UAC |
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UAC amino acid is |
met |
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elongation in translation |
second tRNA enters the ribosome next to the first tRNA, first tRNA then leaves ribosome, ribosome moves to the right and third tRNA enters -amino acids covalently bond |
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_____ covalently bond during elongation in translation |
amino acids |
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second tRNA enters the ribosome next to first tRNA, first tRNA then leaves, ribosome moves to the right and then a third tRNA comes in, in |
elongation in translation |
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covalent bond |
line between amino acids |
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hydrogen bonds |
line between a and u or c and g or a and t between complementary dna strands |
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amino acids remain bonded regardless of the |
dispossal of trna |
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termination in translation |
-ribosome reaches stop codon -release factor protein binds -polypeptide(collection of amino acids) detaches from mRNA and folds into a functional protein |
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polypeptide detaches from mRNA and folds into a functional protein in |
termination step of translation |
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a release factor protein binds in |
termination step of translation |
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translation is efficient when |
multiple ribosomes attach to and mRNA molecule simultaneously |
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when multiple ribosomes attach to and mRNA molecule simultaneously |
translation is efficient |
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mrna is |
string |
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ribosome is |
ball on string |
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polypeptide is |
ball strand off of ribosome |
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the longer the polypeptide the |
longer the ribosome has been on the mRNA molecule |
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protein synthesis is |
highly regulated |
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protein synthesis |
requires lots of energy |
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cells save energy by only producing |
needed proteins |
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prokaryotes and eukaryotes regulate protein synthesis |
but in different ways |
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mutations change |
dna |
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a mutation is |
a change in a cells dna sequence |
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a change in a cells dna sequence |
mutation |
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differnt types of mutations |
addition deletion substititution frameshift |
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point mutation |
changes one or a few base pairs in a gene |
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changes one or a few base pairs in a gene |
point mutation |
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wildtype |
original nucleotide sequence |
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original nucleotide sequence |
wildtype |
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substitution mutation |
changed a nucleotide or nucleotides |
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changed a nucleotide or nucleotides |
substitution mutation |
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wildtype- aug gua tau mutation-aug guc tua |
substitution mutation |
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deletion mutation |
nucleotide or tides are deleted |
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nucleotides are deleted it is |
deletion mutation |
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insetion mutation |
nucleotide or tides added |
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nucleotide or tides added is |
insertion mutation |
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frameshift mutation |
one mutation affects multiple codons -addition of one nucleotide changes every codon after the insertion |
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in this mutation addition of one nucleotide changes every codon after the insertion |
frameshift mutation |
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mutation with the biggest impact |
frame shift mutation |
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deletion or insertion of three nucleotides |
do not cause frameshift mutation |
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how is sickle cell disease formed |
a single base substitution in a hemoglobin gene causes blood cells to form abnormally |
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mutations create |
different versions of alleles |
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different versions of alleles are created by |
mutation |
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alternative versions of the same gene |
allele |
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allele |
alternative version of the same gene |
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mutations do not always cause harm to a trait an organism has because |
there are alleles |
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deletion, addition, framshift, and substitution are all |
point mutations |
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viruses are |
genes wrapped in a protein coat |
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genes wrapped in a protein coat |
virus |
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viruses attach to host, penetrate cell and release dna, host |
transcribes and translates viral dna as if it were its own, new viruses assemble, viruses leave the cell |
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cells will express foreign dna as if it were their own is |
true |
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vaccines |
teach your immune system to recognize a virus |
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antiviral drugs are difficult to produce because |
of viruses high mutation rate |
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antibiotics |
do not work against viruses |
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complimentary base pairing works by |
a-t in dna a-u in dna to rna c-g g-c -connected by hydrogen bonds |
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atgc dna to rna |
uacg |
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how does a protein get made |
genes in dna are copied which makes mRNA strand through transcription which occurs in nucleus, before leaving nucleus mRNA is spliced of its introns and gets a poly a tail and a mrna cap, in translation which occurs in the cytoplasm, the mrna binds with trna which has codons which code for amino acids which form a polypeptide, the polypeptide then folds into a functioning protein |
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mutations |
a change in a cells dna |
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role of rna polymerase enzyme |
transcription -creates rna molecule from dna strand |
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dna is stored in the cell in its |
nucleus |
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dna and rna differences |
deoxyribose and ribose double stranded and single stranded T and U
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main function of dna |
to encode for proteins |
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three stop codons |
UAA UAG UGA |