DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

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Who first suggested that DNA is a double helix?

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Watson and Crick

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Guanine bonds with ______________.

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Cytosine

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What is molecule B in Figure 13–1?

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tRNA

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Which pair of bases would be found in DNA?

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G-C

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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is the function of tRNA?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.