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12 Cards in this Set
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Gene
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a SEGMENT of DNA that is located in the CHROMOSOME and that CODES for a SPECIFIC trait
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DNA
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DeoxyriboNucleic Acid, the material that contains the INFORMATION that determines INHERITED characteristics
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Nucleotide
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In a nucleic acid chain, a SUBUNIT that consists of a SUGAR, a PHOSPHATE and a NITROGENOUS BASE
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Purine
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A nitrogenous base that has a DOUBLE-RING structure;ADENINE or GUANINE
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Pyrimidine
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a nitrogenous base that has a SINGLE-RING structure;in DNA, either THYMINE or CYTOSINE
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DNA replication
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the process of making a copy of DNA
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DNA Helicase
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an enzyme that UNWINDS the DNA double helix during DNA REPLICATION
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DNA Polymerase
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An enzyme that CATALYZES the formation of the DNA molecule
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RNA
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RiboNucleic Acid, a natural POLYMER that is present in all living cells and that plays a role in PROTEIN synthesis
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Gene Expression
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that MANIFESTATION of the genetic material of an organism in the form of specific traits
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Transcription
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the process of FORMING a NUCLEIC ACIB by using another MOLECULE as a MODEL
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Translation
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Uses INFORMATION in the RNA to make a specific PROTEIN
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