Vocab 1
What are Nitrogen Bases?
Molecules that contain other elements
What is Hybridization?
crossing two genetically different individuals
The order of nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule. Adenine pairs with ______ and Cytosine pairs with ______?
Thymine, and guanine
How does DNA replication occur?
It is when a cell splits and creates an identical cell
What are proteins made up of?
amino acids there are 20 different types
What is DNA?
your genetic makeup
What is a Mutation?
a change is an organism's DNA
What makes up a nucleotide?
A base pair, sugar, and. phosphate
What is messenger RNA responsible for?
copying the message from the DNA and carrying it to the ribosomes
Describe RNA. Compare and contrast RNA and DNA.
RNA has uracil and it is single stranded and DNA has thymine and it is a double helix
What is DNA Replication?
Making an identical copy of DNA
What Is cancer?
A disease in your body when cells duplicate rapidly
What does the order of the DNA’s nitrogen bases tell us?
the DNA makeup
What is transfer RNA responsible for?
carrying amino acids to the ribosomes
What is a codon?
a three letter group
What is Messenger RNA's job?
to copy the message from the DNA to the ribosome
What its a tumor?
a mass on your body
Genes are located on a specific place on a.
chromosome
What is protein synthesis?
the production of proteins in a cell
What is a mutation?
a change in an organism's DNA
What is Transfer RNA's job?
carrying amino acid to ribosome
What is selective breeding?
Choosing an organism with desirable traits
Nitrogen bases are _____ that contain nitrogen and other elements.
nucleic acids
In RNA adenine pairs with ____?
uracil
What are the types of mutations?
Delection, Addition, and Substitution