Unit 4: DNA/RNA/Protein Synthesis Vocab

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In DNA, the complementary base for thymine

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adenine

Front

In DNA, the complementary base for adenine

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thymine

Front

The complementary base for guanine

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cytosine

Front

The complementary base for cytosine

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guanine

Front

In RNA, the complementary base for adenine

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uracil

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Comprised of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate; makes up DNA and RNA

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Nucleotide

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The type of RNA that has an anti-codon that connects with a codon and transfers the amino acid to form a protein strand

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tRNA

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The type of RNA that serves as the messenger for the genetic code stored in the DNA; transcribed from the DNA

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mRNA

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The type of RNA that makes up the ribosomes

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rRNA

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The process by which DNA unzips and both sides are used as templates to form two semi-conservative, double-stranded DNA molecules

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DNA Replication