What is antiparallel?
The sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA that would complement the following bases on DNA: A T T C G
What is U A A G C
The enzyme that "unzips" the DNA during replication
What is helicase?
Two processes that happen in the nucleus involving DNA
What are DNA Replication and Transcription?
A random change in the DNA that can be harmful, beneficial or neutral to the organism
What is a mutation?
The enzyme that matches up complementary nucleotide bases during DNA replication to build a new strand of DNA.
What is DNA polymerase?
The enzyme that unzips DNA and adds complimentary bases to form a new strand of mRNA during transcription
What is RNA polymerase?
The disease that results from the CFTR protein being nonfunctional. Often occuring from a deletion mutation
What is cystic fibrosis?
The name for the way DNA replicates, leaving each double helix with one new strand of DNA and one old strand.
What are semi-conservative?