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DNA - ANSWER ✔✔ stores genetic information also transmits information to other molecules
and to the next generation
gene expression - ANSWER ✔✔ process by which a gene produces its product and the product
carries out its function
gene regulation - ANSWER ✔✔ the process of turning genes on and off
Nucleotides - ANSWER ✔✔ building blocks of nucleic acids
3 components of a nucleotide - ANSWER ✔✔ phosphate group, 5 carbon sugar, nitrogenous
base
4 DNA bases - ANSWER ✔✔ adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine
Nucleoside - ANSWER ✔✔ base + sugar
Nucleotide - ANSWER ✔✔ base + sugar + phosphate
complementary base pairs - ANSWER ✔✔ Hydrogen bonding between particular pyrimidines
and purines. Adenine & Thymine. Cytosine & Guanine.
hydrogen bonding - ANSWER ✔✔ Bonds between hydrogen atom and oxygen atom
DNA replication - ANSWER ✔✔ Preserving the sequence of DNA
Mutation - ANSWER ✔✔ change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information
Central Dogma - ANSWER ✔✔ DNA -> RNA -> Protein
Transcription - ANSWER ✔✔ synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
Translation - ANSWER ✔✔ Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced
RNA - ANSWER ✔✔ Intermediary between DNA and protein
DNA vs RNA - ANSWER ✔✔ DNA: deoxyribose sugar, thymine, double strand
RNA: ribose sugar, uracil, single strand