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12 Cards in this Set
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Allele
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Alternative form of a gene
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Anticodon
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Three bases of tRNA complementary to the codons of mRNA
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Chromosome
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The structure of condensed DNA held together by histones (proteins).
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Codon
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Three bases of mRNA which code for a specific amino acid.
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Degenerate code
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There is more than one codon coding for the same amono acid.
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DNA
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The genetic blueprint of the cell, coding for protein synthesis.
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Exon
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The part of DNA molecule which codes for a particular protein.
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Gene
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A unit of transcription, codes for a specific polypeptide, a specific section of DNA in a chromosome.
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Genome
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The whole set of genes in an organism.
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Intron
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Part of the DNA transcribed and but not translated
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mRNA
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A copy of a specific part of the sense (template) strand of DNA.
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Nucleotide
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The basis of nucleic acids, made of phosphate, sugar and nitrogen-containing base.
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