| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Another term for DNA synthesis | replication |
| Ribosomes are made up of two subunits: proteins and... | rRNA |
| Nitrogenous base that bonds with guanine | cytosine |
| Nucleic acid that carries the genetic code of an organism | DNA |
| Suffix that identifies a substance as a enzyme | ase |
| Nitrogenous base found in RNA but not DNA | uracil |
| Code word formed by three nitrogenous bases on a strand of mRNA | codon |
| Single stranded nucleic acid | RNA |
| Process in which a bacterial cell takes in DNA released by a different bacterial cell | transformation |
| Nitrogenous base that pairs with thymine | adenine |
| The process of decoding mRNA into a protein | translation |
| process by which a molecule of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA | transcription |
| protein molecule that can speed up a chemical reaction | enzyme |
| initiator codon | aug |
| molecular units that join to form DNA | nucleotides |
| nitrogenous base that pairs with cytosine | guanine |
| three nitrogenous bases on a strand | anticodon |
| what enzymes are made of | protein |
| what activities enzymes activate | chemical reaction |
| enymes control this aspect of chemical reactions | rate |
| DNA is made of four different types of | nucleotides |
| the amounts of adenine and thymine are almost always equal or not equal? | equal |
| Watson and Crick determine the structure of DNA was a | double helix |
| DNA is copied in a process called DNA | replication |
| Once DNA replication is complete, a cell has duplicated all its | genetic information |
| chromosomes are made of | chromatin |
| chromatin consists of DNA and a number of different | proteins |
| histones | protein |
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