DNA structure
DNA replication
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Biotechnology
100
components which form the backbone of DNA
What is sugar and phosphate?
100

The location at which the two DNA strands split during replication

What is a replication fork?

100
the complimentary strand which exits the nucleus via the nuclear pore
What is mRNA?
100

The organelle where translation occurs

What is the ribosome?

100
mutagenic agent that causes cancer
What is carcinogen?
200
structure composed of a nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate
What is a nucleotide?
200
Short fragments of DNA formed on the lagging strand
What is Okazaki fragments?
200

The nitrogenous base found only in RNA

What is uracil?

200
group of 3 nucleotide bases
What is a codon?
200

Determining the genetic code for a particular gene.

What is gene mapping or gene sequencing?

300
The woman who discovered the overall structure of DNA using x-ray crystallography
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
300
Enzyme which unzips DNA double helix
What is helicase?
300
These molecules carry amino acids and match codons with their anticodons
What is tRNA?
300

bond that connects amino acids together

What is a peptide bond?

300

method of making many copies of a fragment of DNA

What is polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?

400
Process of making two copies of DNA that each contained one of the original strands and one new strand.
What is semiconservative replication?
400
Enzyme which replaces the RNA segments found between Okazaki fragments with DNA
What is DNA polymerase I?
400

The enzyme that unwinds the DNA and builds the single-stranded mRNA, using DNA as a template

What is RNA polymerase?

400

The anticodon that matches with the mRNA codon CAG

What is GUC?

400
Fragment of DNA composed of sequences originating from at least two different DNA sources
What is recombinant DNA?
500
Name of two strands which start the 5' and 3' at opposite ends
What are: antiparallel strands?
500
Cell cycle phase in which replication occurs
What is S (synthesis)?
500

the name of the DNA strand used as a template for mRNA

What is the antisense strand?

500

The START codon in any mRNA sequence

What is AUG?

500
organism which has undergone DNA transformation
What is transgenic?
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