Unit 4- DNA and Protein Synthesis Vocab

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Macromolecule carrying genetic material (DNA) and containing genes for protein synthesis, found in chromosomes.

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Nucleic Acids

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Nucleotides consist of three parts:

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Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen base

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DNA nucleotides consist of:

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Sugar (deoxyribose), Bases (ATCG), Phosphate

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DNA structure is

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double helix

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Nitrogen base pairing rules for DNA replication:

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A-T, C-G

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Complementary base pairing rules:

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Nitrogen bases bond to their complementary base pair with hydrogen bonds.

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RNA Structure:

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Single strand; A-U, C-G

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Tightly coiled strands of DNA are called...

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Chromosomes

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DNA segment coding for a protein

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Genes

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Purpose of DNA replication

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make an identical copy of DNA