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Nucleotide
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Monomer unit of DNA that functions as its building block
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Complementary base pairing
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In DNA, the nitrogenous base thymine always binds with adenine and cytosine always bonds with guanine
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Semiconservative
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Word that describes DNA replication because in each new DNA, one strand was conserved from original DNA
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DNA ligase
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Enzyme that seals any breaks in the sugar phosphate backbone during DNA replication
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DNA and RNA
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Both are found in the nucleus and both contain the nitrogenous bases: adenine (A), cytosine (C) and guanine (G)
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DNA
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All RNA's (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA) were transcribed from this molecule
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Codon
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3 bases sequence on mRNA that codes for 1 amino acid
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Anticodon
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3 base sequence on tRNA that transports a specific amino acid to mRNA during translation
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CCA
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What is the codon for the anticodon GGU
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Transgenic
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Organisms that had a foreign gene inserted into it
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Ribosomes
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Composed of 2 sub units, contain and A and P site, translate RNA into protein, contain Rna and protein.
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Recombinant DNA
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This technology allows for the production of lab mice to model human diseases such as CF
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Genomics
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Function is to determine the purpose of our genes and how they form a human being
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In Vivo gene Therapy
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Type of gene therapy that uses a retrovirus vector to inject DNA into body cells
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Bioinformatics
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Purpose is to find significant patterns in the information gained from DNA sequencing and proteomics
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