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DNA NOTES
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Biology
11th Grade
01/07/2014

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Term
Mutation
Definition
Change in an organism's DNA
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Protein Synthesis
Definition
process of using DNA to make specific proteins
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Transcription
Definition
reading the DNA to make mRNA
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Translation
Definition
ribosome reads the mRNA to make proteins
Term
RNA
Definition
Ribonucleic Acid
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Gene
Definition
section of DNA that contains the code to make a specific protein
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Enzyme
Definition
unzip DNA only in the gene that is going to be made into a protein
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Condon
Definition
ribosome reads the mRNA in three base segments
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Polypeptide
Definition
As each new tRNA is brought in,its amino acid is taken off and a chain of amino acids is formed
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Double Helix
Definition
All of these components come together to form a DNA molecule in the shape
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Replication
Definition
process by which DNA makes copies of itself
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Semiconservative
Definition
each side of the original molecule is used as a template to make the new side.
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