Vocabulary
*DNA: Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid is genetic material that codes for all characteristics and functions of the body.
*RNA: Ribose Nucleic Acid that makes proteins
*tRNA: Transfer RNA that transfers genetic information to the ribosomes
*mRNA: Messenger RNA that transcripts DNA into RNA
*rRNA: Ribosomal RNA makes/ becomes ribosomes
*DNA Polymerase: enzyme that joins nucleotides together to produce a DNA molecule
*Codon: Three nucleotides in a row that represent a single amino acid that is added to a polypeptide
*Anticodon: Complementary pair to one codon
*Polypeptide: Protein produced from the combined effort of all RNA
*Transcription: DNA is coded into mRNA by replacing Thymine with Uracil
*Translation: Coding mRNA into tRNA
*Pyrimidines: One Carbon ring structure- Cytosine and Thymine
*Purines: Two Carbon ring structure- Guanine and Adenine
*Hydrogen Bond: Bond that holds the nitrogen bases together in the double helix
*Helicase: Enzyme that unzips the DNA double helix for DNA Replication
*DNA Replication: Repliction of DNA so that cells can divide
(Information found in class notes, and Biology textbook)
*RNA: Ribose Nucleic Acid that makes proteins
*tRNA: Transfer RNA that transfers genetic information to the ribosomes
*mRNA: Messenger RNA that transcripts DNA into RNA
*rRNA: Ribosomal RNA makes/ becomes ribosomes
*DNA Polymerase: enzyme that joins nucleotides together to produce a DNA molecule
*Codon: Three nucleotides in a row that represent a single amino acid that is added to a polypeptide
*Anticodon: Complementary pair to one codon
*Polypeptide: Protein produced from the combined effort of all RNA
*Transcription: DNA is coded into mRNA by replacing Thymine with Uracil
*Translation: Coding mRNA into tRNA
*Pyrimidines: One Carbon ring structure- Cytosine and Thymine
*Purines: Two Carbon ring structure- Guanine and Adenine
*Hydrogen Bond: Bond that holds the nitrogen bases together in the double helix
*Helicase: Enzyme that unzips the DNA double helix for DNA Replication
*DNA Replication: Repliction of DNA so that cells can divide
(Information found in class notes, and Biology textbook)