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10 Cards in this Set
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Double Helix
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Shape of DNA molecule; two DNa strands are twisted into a springlike structure; twisted latter
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Nitrogenous base
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a structure found in Dna and RNA that contain nitrogen 4 types are adenine(A)
Thymine(T), guanine(G), and cytosine(C) |
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Transcription
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process where an rna copy of dna is made; happens in the nucleus
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Translation
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Changing the information in RNA into amino acids to make proteins
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Codon
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set of three nitrogenous bases (letters) that make an amino acids
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Mutation
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any change or error in DNA
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Mutagen
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anything that cause a change in DNA could be radiation (X-RAY) chemicals or high temperatures
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Messenger RNA
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RnA that picks up information in nucleus from DNA and travels to the cytoplasm.
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Ribosomal RNA
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Rna that make ribosomes; helps make proteins
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Transfer RNA
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Rna That transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins
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