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16 Cards in this Set
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Nucleotide |
Organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA |
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Double Helix |
A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis, especially that in the structure of the DNA molecule. |
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Deoxyribose |
That it is derived from the sugar ribose by loss of an oxygen atom |
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Base Pairing Rules |
A with T: the purine adenine (A) always pairs with the pyrimidine thymine (T) C with G: the pyrimidine cytosine (C) always pairs with the purine guanine (G) |
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DNA Replication |
Is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule. |
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DNA Helicase |
They separate double-stranded DNA into single strands allowing each strand to be copied. |
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Replication Fork |
The replication fork is a structure that forms within the nucleus during DNA replication. |
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DNA Polymerase |
Enzymes that create DNAmolecules by assembling nucleotides, the building blocks ofDNA. |
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DNA |
Stores biological information. |
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RNA |
One of the three major biological macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life |
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Transcription |
The first step of gene expression, in which a particular segment of DNA is copied into RNA (mRNA) by the enzyme RNA polymerase. |
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Translation |
The process in which cellular ribosomes create proteins. |
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Gene Expression |
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Genetic Code |
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Purine |
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Pyrimidine |
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