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Vocabulary Review . Nucleic Acids. Enzyme that unwinds & separates the DNA strands. Helicase. Double helix shape. DNA. Base with a double carbon-nitrogen ring. Purine. Change in a DNA nucleotide sequence. Mutation. Copies DNA and carries the code to the cytoplasm. mRNA. AUG.
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Vocabulary Review Nucleic Acids
Change in a DNA nucleotide sequence Mutation
AUG Start Codon
Region of DNA that marks the start of a gene in eukaryotes Promoter
Process of copying DNA in order to make proteins Transcription
Y-shaped point where helicase separates the two chains of DNA Replication Fork
Change in a DNA nucleotide sequence Mutation
Cytosine only pairs with guanine Base-Pairing Rule
Base found on RNA ONLY URACIL
Process of copying DNA in order to make proteins Transcription
Process of reading mRNA and assembling amino acids to make proteins TRANSLATION
Y-shaped point where helicase separates the two chains of DNA Replication Fork
Bases with a single carbon-nitrogen ring Pyrimidine
Base found on RNA ONLY URACIL
RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosomes for assembly into polypeptides or proteins tRNA
Three mRNA nucleotides in a row that code for an amino acid Codon
Region of DNA that marks the start of a gene in eukaryotes Promoter
Enzyme that helps replicate DNA by adding free nucleotides to the template strand DNA Polymerase
Process of making identical copies of DNA Replication
Process of reading mRNA and assembling amino acids to make proteins TRANSLATION
AUG Start Codon
Cytosine only pairs with guanine Base-Pairing Rule
RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosomes for assembly into polypeptides or proteins tRNA