Structure
Vocabulary
Functions
RNA
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A Phosphate Group, a Sugar and a Nitrogen Base.
What is the composition of a Nucleotide.
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The unique combination of characteristics that an organism has.
What is DNA
100
This stores and transmits genetic information.
What is DNA
100
It contains uracil.
What is RNA
100
These state adenine equals thymine and guanine equals cytosine.
What are Chargaff's base pairing rules.
200
30,000 genes, 3.2 million base pairs and 23 chromosomes.
What is the composition of the human genome
200
A nucleotide triplet in mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid.
What is a codon
200
It transfers amino acids to ribosomes.
What is tRNA
200
This carries instructions for making proteins
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)
200
This pair discovered DNA is a Double Helix.
Who are Watson and Crick.
300
The part of the molecule for which deoxyribonucleic acid is named.
What is the sugar.
300
This is the cell's essential protein factory or the enzyme that is the site of protein synthesis in all living cells.
What is rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
300
This catalyzes the addition of nucleotides to form a complementary strand of DNA.
What is a polymerase.
300
This is complimentary to adenine in RNA
What is uracil
300
This bonds to guanine
What is cytosine
400
The codons and anticodons of RNA.
What are A, G, C, and U
400
Errors in DNA replication.
What are mutations.
400
This must occur before cell division.
What is DNA replication.
400
During this process, RNA is produced.
What is transcription
400
These two discovered that DNA molecules are arranged as a tightly coiled helix.
Who are Wilkins and Franklin
500
This is know to be a double helix
What is the structure of DNA
500
This is the process by which genetic information encoded in DNA is transferred to an RNA molecule.
What is transcription.
500
This is sometimes single stranded.
What is RNA
500
This is what bonds to mRNA during translation.
What is a ribosome
500
This is complimentary to ATTG
What is TAAC
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