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Chapter 10: Gene Expression and Regulation
Biology 1001
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
11/12/2009

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Step one -> DNA to RNA
Definition

-This process is called transcrption.

 

transcription is the sythesis of RNA using a template

Term

 

 

The RNA is _______ to the DNA

Definition

 

 

Complementary

Term

 

 

RNA that is synthesized from a gene coding for a protien is called _________

Definition

 

 

messenger RNA (mRNA)

Term

 

 

Differences between DNA and RNA

Definition

 

1. Sugar- deoxyribose (DNA) versus ribose (RNA)

2. Base- thymine (DNA) is replaced by uracil (RNA)

Term

 

During transcription of a gene, only _____ strand(s) of DNA is read

Definition

 

One strand is read (template strand)

 

DNA has only two strands.

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