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What is the process of making an exact copy of a DNA strand?
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DNA Replication
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What is a DNA Helicase?
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Enzyme which breaks H bonds splitting molecules.
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What is a ribonucleic acid?
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Another nucleic acid, it makes proteins based on the code in the DNA.
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What are the 3 types of RNA?
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Messenger RNA, Transfer RNA, and Ribosome RNA.
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What is transcription?
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The process of producing RNA from DNA. Occurs in the Nucleus.
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What is a gene?
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The portion of DNA which is transcibed.
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What do genes do?
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Genes contain the instructions for making a specific protein.
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What is a protein?
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A complex molecule made up of polypeptide, which are long chains of amino acids.
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What is the genetic code?
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Contains all info for proper functioning of cells. Keeps you alive.
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Where does translation occur?
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Occurs in the cytoplasm, the assembly of proteins occur in organelles called ribosomes.
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