7343981599 | PARTS OF A NUCLEOTIDE | a sugar, base and a phosphate. | ![]() | 0 |
7343981598 | DNA in protein synthesis | A nucleic acid that contains the instructions for building a protein. | ![]() | 1 |
7343981600 | DETERMINE THAT DNA WAS A DOUBLE HELIX | Watson and Crick | ![]() | 2 |
7343981601 | Chargaff's rule | That the percentages of A is equal T and G is equal to C. | ![]() | 3 |
7343981602 | Translation | The process in protein synthesis that takes place at the ribosomes and uses tRNA to carry amino acids and the codons in mRNA. | ![]() | 4 |
7343981603 | RNA base pairing rule | A-U G-C T-A | ![]() | 5 |
7343981604 | DNA base pairing rule | A - T G - C. | ![]() | 6 |
7343981605 | mRNA | What is a single-stranded RNA molecule that contains the information to make proteins? | ![]() | 7 |
7343981606 | TRANSCRIPTION | The process of forming a mRNA by using a DNA molecule as a template. | ![]() | 8 |
7343981607 | START CODON | A U G | ![]() | 9 |
7343981608 | A codon | What is 3 nucleotides on the mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids. | ![]() | 10 |
7343981609 | tRNA | The RNA molecule that carries amino acids to a growing chain during translation | ![]() | 11 |
7343981610 | amino acid | What is the organic molecule that that proteins are made from? | ![]() | 12 |
7343981611 | rRNA | What is the organelle that where protein synthesis occurs? | ![]() | 13 |
7343981612 | Genetic Code | sequence of nucleotides that specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein from a chart | ![]() | 14 |
7343981614 | NUCLEOTIDE | A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. | ![]() | 15 |
7343981623 | protein | macromolecule that contains a sequence of amino acids | ![]() | 16 |
7343981624 | amino acid | building blocks of proteins | ![]() | 17 |
7343981625 | carbohydrate | compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; supplies short-term energy | ![]() | 18 |
7343981626 | lipid | macromolecule made mostly of carbon and hydrogen; includes a small amount of oxygen; provides long-term energy and support for the cell | ![]() | 19 |
7343981628 | nucleic acid | examples include DNA and RNA | ![]() | 20 |
7343981629 | enzyme | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing | ![]() | 21 |
7343981630 | macromolecule | a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer. | ![]() | 22 |
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