Nucleic Acid
DNA replication
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Translation
People and heredity
100
5 carbon sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
What is a Nucleic acid made up of
100
The process of producing 2 identical replicas from one original DNA molecule
What is DNA replication
100
Transcription
What makes mRNA strands
100
Amino acids
In transcription mRNA turns into what
100
The people who discovered DNA was a double helix
Who are Watson and crick
200
Nitrogen base that pairs with guanine
What is cytosine
200
The double helix is unwound
What happens during DNA replication
200
Messenger RNA
What does mRNA mean
200
Protein synthesis
When mRNA turns into an amino acid what is also going on during this time
200
Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein
What is a gene
300
Nitrogen base found only in DNA that pairs with adenine
What is thymine
300
ATP
Helicases depend on what
300
It binds to DNA then separates the strands
What is the first thing a RNA polymerase does in transcription
300
The ribosomes
What reads the sequence of the mRNA
300
Genetic make up of an organism
What is a genotype
400
Nitrogen base that pairs with cytosine
What is guanine
400
A 3 nucleotide sequence on mRNA
What is a codon
400
Use each strand as a template
What is the second thing a RNA polymerase does in transcription
400
3's
What number are the bases grouped in
400
The passing of traits from parent to offspring
What is heredity
500
Nitrogen base found in DNA and RNA, pairs with thymine in DNA and pairs with uracil in RNA
What is adenine
500
3 bases on a tRNA molecule
What is an anticodon
500
It leaves the nucleus and goes to the cytoplasm
Where does the mRNA go during transcription
500
The cytoplasm
Where does translation occur
500
Any event that changes genetic structure and can be beneficial or harmful
What is mutation
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