Nucleic Acid: Organic compound, either RNA or DA, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information.
DNA: The material that contains the information that determines inherited characteristics.
RNA: A natural polymer that is present in all living cells, that plays a role in protein synthesis.
Nucleotide: In a nucleic-acid chain, a sub-unit that consists of sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.
Nitrogenous Base: An organic base containing nitrogen, such as a purine or pyrimidine, or a sub-unit of a nucleotide in DNA or RNA.
Sugar: Any monosaccharide or disaccharide, used especially by organisms to store energy.
Phosphate Group: A functional group comprised of phosphorus attached to a four oxygen.
Complementary Bases: The nucleotide bases in one strand of DNA or RNA that are paired with those of another strand.
Chromosome: Structure made up of DNA and protein.
Chromatid: One of the two strands of a chromosome that becomes visible during metosis and mitosis.
Gene: A short segment of DNA that contains instructions for a single hair.
Genetic Code: The rule that describes how a sequence of nucleotides specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein.
Sex Chromosomes: One of the pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual.
Autosomes: Any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.
Replication: The process of duplicating or replicating.
Transcription: The process of forming a nucleic acid by using another molecule as a template, particularly the process of synthesizing RNA.
Translation: The portion of protein synthesis that takes place in the ribosomes.
Protein Synthesis: The formation of proteins by using information contained in DNA.
mRNA: An organelle that contains most of the RNA in a cell and that is responsible for ribosome function.
tRNA: An RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to the growing end of a polypeptide chain during translation.
Anticodon: a region of tRNA that consists of three bases complimentary of the codon of mRNA.
Peptide Bond: The chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino acid group of another amino acid.
Stop Codon: In the genetic code a nucleotide triplet in RN that signals a termination of translation.
Amino Acid: An organic molecule that contains a carboxyl and an amino group that makes up proteins.
Mutation: A change in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene of DNA.
Gene Mutation: A mutation due to an intra moleculer reorganization of a gene.
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