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The subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
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Nucleotide
The subunit of DNA consisting of a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
Gene
A section of a DNA molecule that codes for a unique protein.
Transcription
The process that cells use to make RNA copies of a gene.
Ribonucleic acid
A type of nucleic acid similar to DNA whose structure is based on the information in a gene.
Translation
The process of converting the DNA code into a protein.
Codon
The set of three nucleotides in a strand of mRNA that codes for one of the amino acids.
Amino acid
One of about twenty molecules used to build proteins.
Anticodon
A set of three nucleotides in tRNA that match the codon on mRNA
Protein synthesis
The process of building a protein by bonding amino acids together
Engineered system
A group of things that are planned, designed, and built to work together to do a certain job.
Irreducible complexity
A feature of engineered systems in which removing one part of the system causes the whole system to cease functioning.
Cell cycle
The processes of cellular growth and reproduction
Interphase
The portion of the cell cycle which the cell grows and carries out its normal functions.
Replication
The DNA copying process
Mitosis
The process of the cell cycle that ensures that each new daughter cell produced has the same number and kinds of genes as the original parent cell.
Cytokinesis
The final stage of the cell cycle during which the parent cell pinches to give each new daughter cell some cytoplasm.
Asexual reproduction
Reproduction that does not involve gametes
Gamete
A sperm cell or a egg cell
Sexual reproduction
A type of reproduction in which the sperm cell units with the egg cell to form a zygote.
Meiosis
The process that reduces by half of the amount of DNA present in each sperm and egg cell.
Homologous chromosomes
The matching pairs of chromosomes in a diploid cell.
Fertilization
The joining of gametes to from a diploid cell
Zygote
The diploid cells that results from fertilization.