WGU Biochem C785: Unit 4 DNA and RNA Already Passed

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WGU Biochem C785: Unit 4 DNA and RNA Already Passed DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) ✔✔An organisms genetic material found in the nucleus of a cell Double stranded helical nucleic acid molecule cons... isting of nucleotide monomers with deoxyribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, T) capable of replicating Which nucleotides/bases are used in DNA? ✔✔A - Adenine C - Cystine G - Guanine T - Thymine RNA (ribonucleic acid) ✔✔A nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and nitrogenous bases (A, C, G, U) Usually single stranded Functions in protein synthesis, gene regulation, and as the genome of some viruses Central Dogma ✔✔DNA -> RNA -> Protein DNA -> Transcription ->mRNA -> Translation -> Protein The process by which the instructions in DNA are converted into a functional product The flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA protein Which nucleotides/bases are used in RNA? ✔✔A - Adenine C - Cystine G - Guanine U - Uracil Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form DNA? ✔✔A - T C - G Which nucleotides/bases pair together to form RNA? ✔✔A - U C - G Genes ✔✔A segment of a DNA molecule that information or directions on how to build a protein Gene Expression ✔✔When a gene in DNA is "turned on" or used to make the protein is specifies Includes 2 Stages: Transcription and Translatio [Show More]

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