U5: DNA & Protein Synthesis Vocabulary

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DNA

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deoxyribonucleic acid; contains inherited information

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Chagraff's rule

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A=T, G=C; thymine=adenine, cytosine=guanine

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chromosome

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strands of coiled DNA

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RNA

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ribonucleic acid; single-stranded, contains ribose

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protein

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made of amino acids; structure and function of cells

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gene

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segments of nucleotides; instructions for a trait

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transcription

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making mRNA from DNA

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mRNA

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messenger RNA; carries instructions from DNA to ribosome

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nucleotide

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5-carbon sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base

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translation

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genetic code in mRNA read to make protein