Biochemistry and Genetics Flashcards

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ATP

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Biochemical molecule that contains chemical energy stored in its high-energy phosphate bonds. It releases energy when phosphate bonds break creating ADP. Produced during cell respiration.

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biochemical

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Chemicals and their reactions that make life possible and determine the characteristics of living things.

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catalyst

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Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed or used up by the reaction.

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chemical reaction

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Two or more substances chemically combining to produce a new substance.

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chromosomes

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Thread-like structures in the nucleus that are made up of DNA and protein; humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes.

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codon

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A three nucleotide sequence of mRNA that is complementary to a tRNA anticodon.

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conformation

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A unique three-dimensional shape.

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cytosine

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One of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide subunit of DNA; cytosine pairs with guanine.

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DNA

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Double stranded nucleic acid, contains the instructions for cellular activity and transmits them from generation to generation.

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DNA fingerprinting

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A banding pattern that results when DNA sequences are cut, sorted and tagged during electrophoresis.