Chem 210 - Module 6 Exam
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1. Guanine Base that pairs with cytosine in RNA
2. RNA Nucleic acid responsible for using genetic information to produce proteins
3. DNA Nucleic acid built from nucleotides
4. Z-form helix DNA structure stabilized mainly by hydrogen bonds
5. Ribose Pentose sugar constituent of mRNA
6. Purines Bases with one ring and two nitrogen atoms (adenine and guanine)
7. Pyrimidines Bases with one ring and one nitrogen atom (cytosine, thymine, and uracil)
8. Complementary Bases that pair together in DNA (adenine-thymine, guanine-cytosine)
bases
9. Hydrogen bonds Type of bonds that hold complementary bases together in DNA
10. Codon Set of three sequential nucleotides that encodes for an amino acid
11. A-form DNA DNA with a right-handed helix
12. cAMP Second messenger in cells, also functions as a protein coenzyme
13. rRNA Type of RNA that makes up about 65 percent of ribosomes
14. Erwin Chargaff Credited with the conclusion that G and C are present in DNA in equimolar amounts
15. Primary se- Written from 5' to 3'
quence of DNA
16. Watson-Crick Double helix structure of DNA with parallel strands and base-pairing on the inside
model
17. tRNA RNA molecule that brings amino acids to ribosomes
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1. Guanine Base that pairs with cytosine in RNA
2. RNA Nucleic acid responsible for using genetic information to produce proteins
3. DNA Nucleic acid built from nucleotides
4. Z-form helix DNA structure stabilized mainly by hydrogen bonds
5. Ribose Pentose sugar constituent of mRNA
6. Purines Bases with one ring and two nitrogen atoms (adenine and guanine)
7. Pyrimidines Bases with one ring and one nitrogen atom (cytosine, thymine, and uracil)
8. Complementary Bases that pair together in DNA (adenine-thymine, guanine-cytosine)
bases
9. Hydrogen bonds Type of bonds that hold complementary bases together in DNA
10. Codon Set of three sequential nucleotides that encodes for an amino acid
11. A-form DNA DNA with a right-handed helix
12. cAMP Second messenger in cells, also functions as a protein coenzyme
13. rRNA Type of RNA that makes up about 65 percent of ribosomes
14. Erwin Chargaff Credited with the conclusion that G and C are present in DNA in equimolar amounts
15. Primary se- Written from 5' to 3'
quence of DNA
16. Watson-Crick Double helix structure of DNA with parallel strands and base-pairing on the inside
model
17. tRNA RNA molecule that brings amino acids to ribosomes
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