| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Cellular Metabolism | all the chemical reactions that occur within cells |
| Anabolism | larger molecules are constructed from smaller ones, a process requiring energy; dehydration synthesis |
| Catabolism | larger molecules are broken down, releasing energy; hydrolysis |
| Enzymes | control the rates of all the metabolic reactions of the cell |
| Energy | the ability to do work |
| oxidation | burning glucose |
| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) | molecules contain three phosphates in a chain |
| glycolysis | first part of cellular respiration is the splitting of 6-C glucose that occurs through a series of enzyme-catalyzed steps |
| Metabolic Pathways | a sequence of enzyme-controlled reactions |
| Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | contains the genetic code needed for the synthesis of each protein |
| Gene | a portion of a DNA molecule that contains the genetic information for making a single protein |
| Genetic Code | correspondence between DNA base triplets and particular amino acids |
| RNA ribonucleic acid | single strand, ribose sugar, A-U (uracil) and C-G |
| Transcription | the synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA) |
| Messenger RNA | carries the genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and associate with a ribosome |
| Codon | set of three nucleotides of a mRNA corresponding to a particular amino acid |
| Translation | assembly of an amino acid chain according to the sequence of base triplets in an mRNA molecule |
| Transfer RNA (tRNA) | correctly aligns amino acids, which are linked by an enzyme to form proteins |
| Anticodon | three contiguous nucleotides of a tRNA that are complementary to a specific mRNA codon |
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