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RNA
Ribonucleic acid
What is a Nucleotide?
Monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.
What did Francis Crick do?
Helped discover the helical structure of DNA.
What is a Genetic Code?
Collection of codons of mRNA, each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthesis.
What is Adenine?
The base that pairs with Thymine in DNA.
mRNA
messenger RNA
What is a Deoxyribose?
A five-carbon sugar that is a component of DNA nucleotides?
What is protein synthesis?
The formation of proteins by using information contained in DNA and carried by mRNA.
tRNA
transfer RNA; type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome
What is Guanine?
The base that pairs with Cytosine in DNA.
Who is Francis Crick?
English biochemist
What is a Nitrogen base?
A DNA nucleotide containing nitrogen, a sugar molecule, and a phosphate group.
What did James Watson do?
Built first accepted DNA model explaining specific structure and properties of DNA.
rRNA
Ribosomal RNA
What is Thymine?
The nucleotide that hydrogen bonds with the nucleotide adenine in DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Rosalind Elsie Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer.
What is a Double Helix?
Two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA.
How did Rosalind Franklin help Watson and Crick?
She provided Watson and Crick with key data about DNA.
Transcription
The organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid.
Who is James Watson?
James Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist.
What is a Phosphate Group?
A chemical group consisting of a phosphorus atom bonded to four oxygen atoms; important in energy transfer.
What did Rosalind Franklin do?
Woman who generated x-ray images of DNA.
Translation.
Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced
What is Cytosine?
The base that pairs with Guanine in DNA.