Genetics Bonus Vocabulary

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  1. 7. a sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.
  2. 9. Ribonucleic Acid
  3. 10. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA.
  4. 12. large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
  5. 13. the basic contractile unit of a myocyte (muscle fiber).
  6. 15. The study of changes in gene expression that are heritable.
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  1. 1. the monomer that makes up nucleic acids
  2. 2. tightly coiled strands of DNA
  3. 3. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
  4. 4. a chain of amino acids; can bind to others and fold into a protein
  5. 5. a change in a DNA sequence.
  6. 6. a rod-shaped protein that stabilizes the sarcolemma by attaching the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix
  7. 8. The process of synthesizing an amino acid sequence (protein product) from the messenger RNA (mRNA) code.
  8. 11. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
  9. 14. sections of DNA that serve as the blueprint/instructions for making proteins