DNA Vocab

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DNA

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genetic information that makes up the chromosomes.

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Nucleotide

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A building block of DNA, consisting of A,G,T, U

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Replication

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Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA

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RNA

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A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages

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Transcription

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When the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA

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Translation

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Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced

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Mutation

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a random error in gene replication that leads to a change.