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28 Cards in this Set
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Nucleotide |
The repeating subunits that make up DNA |
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Deoxyribose |
The five-carbon sugar in a DNA nucleotide |
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Nitrogeneous Base |
An organic base that contains nitrogen, such as purine or pyrimidine; a subunit of a nucleotide in DNA and RNA |
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Purine |
Nitrogeneous bases that has a double-ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms |
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Pyrimidine |
Nitrogeneous bases that have a single ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms` |
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Base-Pairing Rules |
The rules stating that cytosine pairs with guanine and adenine pairs with thymine in DNA, and that adenine pairs with uracil in DNA |
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Complementary Base Pair |
The nucleotide bases in one strand of DNA or RNA that are paired with those of another strand; adenine pairs with thymine or uracil, and guanine pairs with cytosine |
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Base Sequence |
The order of nitrogenous babes on a chain of DNA |
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DNA Replication |
The process by which DNA is copied in a cell before a cell divides by mitosis, meiosis, or binary fission |
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Helicase |
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Replication Fork |
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DNA Polymerase |
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Mutation |
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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) |
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Transcription |
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Translation |
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Protein Synthesis |
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Ribose |
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Messenger RNA (mRNA) |
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) |
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Transfer RNA (tRNA) |
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RNA Polymerase |
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Promoter |
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Termination Signal |
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Genetic Code |
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Codon |
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Anticodon |
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Genome |
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