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group of molecules that,
when linked together,
form the building blocks of dna or RNA |
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the process of binding separate dna sequences
by base pairs. |
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The transfer of genetic material from one cell to
another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell. |
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any of certain carbohydrates derived from ribose
by the replacement of a hydroxyl group
with a hydrogen atom. |
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The spiral arrangement of
the two complementary strands of dna. |
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eadily stainable substance of a cell nucleus,
consisting of dna,RNA, and various proteins,
that forms chromosomes during celldivision. |
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any of a class of enzymes involved in
the synthesis ofdeoxyribonucleic acid
from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphateprecursors. |
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the process by which double-stranded dna makescopies of itself,
each strand, as it separates,
synthesizing acomplementary strand. |
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any of various enzymes that catalyze the
unwinding andseparation of double-stranded DNA or RNA during its replication |
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any of several threadlike bodies,
consisting of chromatin,
that carry the genes in a linear order:
the human species has 23 pairs,
designated 1 to 22 in order of
decreasing size and X and Y for
the female and male sex chromosomes respectively. |
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a single-stranded molecule of RNA that is synthesized in the
nucleus from a dna template
and then enters the cytoplasm,
where its genetic code specifies the
amino acid sequence for protein |
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a small RNA molecule,
consisting of a strand of nucleotides foldedinto a clover leaf shape,
that picks up an unattached amino acid
within the cell cytoplasm and conveys it to the
ribosome forprotein synthesis. |
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the process of constructing a messenger RNA molecule using aDNA molecule as a template with resulting transfer of geneticinformation to the messenger RNA compare REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION |
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producing an effect in association with other genes |
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The process by which a messenger RNA
moleculespecifies the linear sequence of amino acids
on a ribosome forprotein synthesis. |
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a sequence of three nucleotides in a region
of transfer RNA thatrecognizes a complementary
coding triplet of nucleotides inmessenger RNA
during translation by the ribosomes in
proteinbiosynthesis. |
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the biochemical instructions that translate
the genetic informationpresent as a linear
sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger
RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids
for thesynthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein.
Compare codon,translation |
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any of a class of organic compounds that contains
at least oneamino group, –NH 2 , and one carboxyl group, –COOH: the alpha-amino acids, RCH(NH 2 )COOH,
are the building blocks from which
proteins are constructed. |
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Large portion of the mass of everylife form
and necessary in the diet of all animals |
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a sudden departure from the parent type in one
or moreheritable characteristics,
caused by a change in a geneor a chromosome. |
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ribonucleic acid: any of a class of single-stranded moleculestranscribed from dna in the cell nucleus |
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