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Chapter 11 test review
Dna Rna all that great stuff
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Biology
9th Grade
01/28/2008

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Term
Three differences between DNA and RNA
Definition

Double helix/singel strand

Sugar Ribose/Deoxyribose

Nitrogen base Uracil/Thymine

Term
The subunits of Dna
Definition
Nucleotides
Term
Base paring for DNA
Definition

AGCT

Adinine

Term
Base pairing for RNA
Definition
AGCU
Term
What type of bond found between two base pairs
Definition
Hydrogen
Term
Three types of RNA
Definition

MRNA-Messanger

TRNA- Transfur

RRNA-Ribosome

Term
Describe the job of mRNA
Definition

mRNA-Brings information from the DNA in the nucleus to cytoplasm

Term
Job of Trna?
Definition
tRNA-Supplier transports amino acids to ribosomes to cytoplasm be assymbled into proteins
Term
Process of producing a new strand of DNA from an old DNA strand
Definition
Transcription
Term

Process of making proteins from the coded mRNA strand is called

Definition
Translation
Term
Proteins consist of subunits called
Definition
Amino acids
Term
All proteins are made up of a combonation of___ os these
Definition
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Term
Where does translation take place
Definition

Ribosomes in the cytoplasm

Term
Five steps of DNA replication
Definition

Untwists

Unzips

Adds base pairs

DNA reforms

tists back into helix

Term
A segment of DNA is called
Definition
A gene
Term
Where is DNA located
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Three functions of DNA
Definition

Genetic material

make proteins

Term
A series of three nucleotides for a trait
Definition
Triplets
Term
Three nitrogen bases in mRNA that represent an amino acid
Definition
Codon
Term
Three nitrogen bases on tRNA that pairs up with an mRNA is calld an
Definition
anti codon
Term
Three nitrogen bases that START translaltion process called the
Definition
Start codon
Term
Sinals that ENds translation are called
Definition
stop codons
Term
Difference between purines and pyrimidines
Definition
One has a singel ring and one has a double ring
Term
Two purines are
Definition
Adenine and guanine
Term
Two pyrimidines are
Definition
Thymine and Cytosine
Term
Mutation that occurs when a singel base pair is changed
Definition
Point mutation
Term
Part of chromosome breaks off and reattatches to a different chromosome
Definition
translocation
Term
A mutation that attatches backwards
Definition
inversion
Term
Three enviornmental factors cause mutations
Definition

UV Rays

Chemicals

High temperatures

Term
Researched mice found genetic transformation occured from genetic material
Definition
Griffith
Term
Descovered genetic factor that transformed was DNA not protein
Definition
Avery
Term
She used X ray techniques that lead to the discovery of the structure of DNA
Definition
Franlin
Term
Two scientist built model for Dna "Double helix"
Definition
Watson and Crick
Term
Discoverd adine and thymine and guanine and cytosine always pair up the same ratios
Definition
Chargoff
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