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17 Cards in this Set
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Differences in RNA vs DNA
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DNA- double strand, thymine base (pairs with adenine), deoxyribose
RNA- single strand, uracil base (pairs with adenine), ribose |
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Bases and Their Pairs
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Adenine and Thymine
Guanine and Cytosine |
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Purines
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Adenine and Guanine
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Pyrimadines
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Cytosine and Thymine
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DNA Steps for Protein Synthesis
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1) DNA replicates (Replication)
2) mRNA transcribes (Transcription) 3) mRNA -> R. RNA 4) Bond with codons 5) Amino Acids join together to make protein |
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What is the importance of DNA?
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It's in every living thing
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Who was Erwin Chargaff?
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Austrian
Came up with Chargaff Rules |
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Who was James Watson?
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American
Won the Nobel Prize with Wilkins and Crick |
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Who was Francis Crick?
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English
Won the Nobel Prize with Watson and Wilkins |
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Who was Rosalind Franklin?
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English
Crystallographer Didn't receive the Nobel Prize Died of ovarian cancer |
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Who was John Wilkins?
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Duel citizenship in England and New Zealand
Crystallographer Won the Nobel Prize with Watson and Crick |
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Who was Linus Pauling?
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American
Studying DNA |
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What are the 3 types of RNA?
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Messenger- mRNA
Ribosomal- R. RNA Transfer- tRNA |
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What happens during Transcription?
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DNA is transformed into RNA
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What is the role of the enzyme RNA polymerase?
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To unzip the DNA strand
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What is a codon?
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A specific group of three sequential bases of a nucleotide
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How does a codon recognize a specific amino acid?
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Using tRNA as a conduit
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