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DNA replication
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process in which DNA in the chromosome is copied
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codon
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group of 3 nitrogenous bases in mRNA that code for 1 amino acid
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messenger RNA
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RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the cell's cytoplasm
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ribosomal RNA
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RNA that makes up the ribosomes; binds to mRNA and uses its information to assemble the amino acids in the right order
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transcription
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process in the cell nucleus where a copy of RNA is made from part of a DNA strand
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transfer RNA
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RNA that delivers amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins
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translation
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process of changing the information in mRNA into an amino acid chain that makes up a protein
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mutation
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anu change in a DNA sequence
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phenotype
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the way an organism looks and behaves
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genotype
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the genetic makeup of an organism
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