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Unit 8 Vocab (Final)

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

set of rules for how DNA/RNA codes for proteins

Back (Answer)

Genetic code

#2
Front (Question)

molecules that store genetic information

Back (Answer)

DNA

#3
Front (Question)

molecule involved in protein production

Back (Answer)

RNA

#4
Front (Question)

building blocks of DNA/RNA

Back (Answer)

nucleotides

#5
Front (Question)

repeating structure forming the sides of DNA/RNA

Back (Answer)

sugar-phosphate backbone

#6
Front (Question)

twisted ladder shape of DNA

Back (Answer)

double helix

#7
Front (Question)

DNA replication where each new DNA has one old and one new strand

Back (Answer)

semiconservative model

#8
Front (Question)

enzyme that builds new DNA strands

Back (Answer)

DNA polymerase

#9
Front (Question)

enzyme that joins DNA fragments together

Back (Answer)

ligase

#10
Front (Question)

opened section of DNA where replication occurs

Back (Answer)

replication bubble

#11
Front (Question)

Y-shaped area where DNA strands separate

Back (Answer)

replication fork

#12
Front (Question)

DNA strand synthesized continuously

Back (Answer)

leading strand

#13
Front (Question)

DNA strand synthesized in short fragments

Back (Answer)

lagging strand

#14
Front (Question)

segment of DNA coding for a trait or protein

Back (Answer)

gene

#15
Front (Question)

process of making RNA from DNA

Back (Answer)

transcription

#16
Front (Question)

process of making proteins from mRNA

Back (Answer)

translation

#17
Front (Question)

genetic code read in three groups of three bases

Back (Answer)

triplet code

#18
Front (Question)

three-base sequence on mRNA coding for an amino acid

Back (Answer)

codon

#19
Front (Question)

beginning stage of transcription

Back (Answer)

initiation

#20
Front (Question)

stage where RNA strand grows

Back (Answer)

Elongation

#21
Front (Question)

stage where transcription ends

Back (Answer)

termination

#22
Front (Question)

enzyme that builds RNA during transcription

Back (Answer)

RNA polymerase

#23
Front (Question)

DNA sequence where transcription begins

Back (Answer)

promoter

#24
Front (Question)

DNA sequence signaling transcription to stop

Back (Answer)

terminator