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7986138117TranscriptionThe process by which the message from DNA is written down into RNA0
7986138118mRNA (messenger RNA)The form of RNA which is created as a blueprint from DNA; carries instructions for making a protein1
7986138119rRNA (ribosomal RNA)The form of RNA found in the ribosome2
7986138120tRNA (transfer RNA)The form of RNA that carries each amino acid to the ribsome to form the polypeptide chain (protein)3
7986138121riboseThe sugar found in the RNA nucleotide4
7986138122Uracil (U)The base found only in RNA (replaces thymine in DNA)5
7986138123NucleusThe location where transcription takes place6
7986138124Amino AcidsMonomers that make up polypeptide chains (proteins)7
7986138125CodonsThe language of mRNA instructions read by ribosomes in 3 letter sequences.8
7986138126RNA polymerase- D - The main enzyme that transcribes DNA into mRNA9
7986138127OneNumber of strands RNA is made of10
79861381285' - 3'The direction mRNA is made off of a DNA strand11
7986138129TripletSequence of three DNA nucleotides used to make one mRNA codon, and ultimately one amino acid.12
7986138130DNADeoxyribose sugar + phosphate + nitrogenous base twisted into a double helix13
7986138131CytoplasmThe location where mRNA goes after transcription14
79861381325' AUG CGU UAG 3'Transcribe the following triplet: 3' TAC GCA ATC 5'15
7986230880NucleotideThe building blocks of nucleic acids16
7986259164Nitrogenous basesAdenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil17
7986265938UracilReplaces thymine during transcription18
7986277955AdeninePairs with Thymine or Uracil19
7986286954CytosineALWAYS pairs with Guanine20
7986296940PyrimidinesCytosine and thymine or uracil21
7986314171PurineAdenine and guanine22
7986341051TranslationUsing triplet codons as directions for creating amino acid chains (proteins)23
7986357916DeletionType of mutation that removes a section of DNA24
7986367767InsertionType of mutation that adds a section of DNA25
7986374273SubstitutionType of mutation where one nitrogenous base is substituted for another nitrogenous base26
7986391304Frame ShiftAny type of mutation that causes triplet codons to be read differently; usually caused by either deletion or insertion mutations27
7986475032MutationCaused by an abnormal DNA sequence or chromosomal abnormality28
7986488149EnzymeAny substance that speeds up or causes a reaction to start especially in living organisms29

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