5.1 Vocab: DNA&RNA

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Shape of DNA

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double helix

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Substance that alters characteristics of another organism:

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Griffith

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Helps form ribosomes

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rRNA

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Used X-rays to study DNA structure.

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Franklin

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Subunit of DNA

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nucleotide

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DNA → RNA → Protein

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central dogma of molecular biology

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brings amino acids to ribosomes

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tRNA

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Confirmed DNA as genetic material

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Hershey and Chase

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A = T, C = G

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Chargaff rule

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Copies genetic instructions from DNA in the nucleus and carries them to the cytoplasm.

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mRNA