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Biological Anthropology
Exam 1
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/22/2008

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Hemoglobin
Definition
OXYGEN transport found in RED blood cells
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hormone
Definition
usually a protein
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amino acids
Definition
molecules that form the basic building blocks of PROTEIN
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polypeptide
Definition
chain of amino acids
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codon
Definition
three nucleotide bases in mRNA that code for an amino acid or start/end a sequence
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gene
Definition
a sequence of DNA bases that code for a specific protein
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mRNA
Definition
RNA that transfer the information out of the nucleus by transcription
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tRNA
Definition
RNA moleocules that bind to specific amino acids and transport them to ribosomes to be used during protein synthesis
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chromatin
Definition
the diffuse form of DNA during interphase
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