Biology Basics: DNA, Proteins, and Cell Processes

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DNA

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The nucleic acid that holds the codes for proteins

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Protein

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A macromolecule that works by shape and is used to make and control the body

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Ribosome

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Performs protein synthesis

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Nucleus

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Holds DNA (Controls cell)

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Mutation

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A change in the DNA code

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RNA

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Molecule used to deliver DNA code to ribosome (A,G,C,U)

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Mitosis

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The copying of a cell to make an exact copy of the cell

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Meiosis

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A form of cell division in which the amount of DNA is cut in half

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Nitrogenous base

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The four bases that help make DNA

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DNA replication

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The copying of a DNA strand to make an exact copy