Biology Chapter 1 Glossary
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Polymer
A large molecule made up of sub-units known as monomers
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Monomer
A sub-unit that makes a polymer
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Anti-parallel
Opposite directions
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Codon
A set of 3 nucleotides that code for an amino acid
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Anticodon
A complementary set of 3 nucleotides for a codon, part of tRNA
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mRNA
Messenger RNA, carries genetic material
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rRNA
Ribosomal RNA, together with particular proteins makes ribosomes
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tRNA
Transfer RNA, molecules that carry amino acids to ribosomes, where they construct proteins
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Deoxyribose
The sugar found in DNA
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Ribose
The sugar found in RNA