DNA/RNA Vocab Basics

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Trait

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A Characteristic that is inherited

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid, looks like a ladder, carries genetic information

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Nucleotide

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Made of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a base

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How many chromosomes do humans have?

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46

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Mutation

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A mistake in the DNA sequence

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RNA

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Ribonucleic Acid, essential for life

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transcription

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Copying a sequence of DNA to form a complimentary strand of mRNA

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mRNA

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messenger RNA

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tRNA

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transfer RNA

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rRNA

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ribosomal RNA