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18 Cards in this Set
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DNA is composed of building blocks called |
Nucleotides |
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DNA has the appearance of a |
Double Helix |
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Examples of structural protein? |
muscles, tendons, ligaments, muscles |
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Defensive proteins are manufactured by the, |
immune system |
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Short segments of synthesized DNA are joined into a continous strand by |
Ligase |
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After DNA replication is completed, each new DNA double helix consists of. |
One old DNA strand and one new DNA strand |
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The first step in the replication of DNA is catalyzed by |
Helicase |
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The action of helicases creates a |
replication fork and replication bubbles |
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DNA polymerase |
can assemble DNA only in the 5' to 3' direction. |
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The synthesis of a new strand |
Begins with the synthesis of a RNA primer complementary to a preexisting DNA strand |
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Is responsible for catalyzing the formation of an RNA primer |
Primase |
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What is used as a template for the assembly of a new DNA strand? |
An old DNA strand |
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Is the process in which a stand of DNA is used as a template for the manufacture of a strand of pre-mRNA |
Transcription |
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Is the process in which the information encoded in a strand of mRNA is used to construct a protein |
Translation |
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I the process in which pre-mRNA is edited into mRNA. |
RNA processing |
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Polypeptides are assembled from? |
Amino acids |
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RNA processing converts the RNA transcript into? |
mRNA |
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Ovalbumin is a? |
Storage protein |
