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Stephen Fyler 11.1
subunit of a nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
Stephen Fyler 11.1
nucleotide |
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Stephen Fyler 11.1
a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen. |
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nitrogenous base |
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shape of a DNA molecule formed when two twisted DNA strands are coiled into a springlike structure and held together by hydrogen bonds between the bases (similar to a twisted zipper) |
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double helix |
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process in which chromosomal DNA is copied before mitoses or meiosis |
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DNA replication |
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a large molecule formed from smaller subunits that are bonded together |
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polymer |
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brings instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the cell's factory floor, the cytoplasm |
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messenger RNA (mRNA) |
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binds to the mRNA and uses the instrcutions to assemble the amino acids in the correct order |
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ribosomal RNA |
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delivers amino acids to the ribosome to be assembled into a protein |
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transfer RNA |
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process in the cell nucleus where enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand |
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transcription |
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set of three nitrogenous bases that represents an amino acid |
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codon |
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process of converting information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids in a protein |
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translation |
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Stephen Fyler 11.3
diseases believed to be caused by changes in the genes that control the cell cycle |
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cancer |
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any change in the DNA sequence |
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mutation |
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a change in a single base pair of DNA |
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point mutation |
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a mutation in which a single base is added to or deleted from DNA |
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frameshift mutation |
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mutation that occurs at the chromosome level resulting in changes in the gene distribution to gametes during meiosis |
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chromosomal mutation |
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any agent that can cause a change in DNA |
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mutagen |