ANT 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Noncoding Dna, Messenger Rna
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Vocabulary: proteins: three-dimensional molecules that serve a wide variety of functions through their ability to bind to other molecules, nucleus: a structure (organelle) found in all eukaryotic cells. The nucleus contains dna that, during cell division, is organized into chromosomes: molecules: structures made up of two or more atoms. Molecules can combined with other molecules to form more complex structures: dna (deoxyribonucleic acid): the double-stranded molecule that contains the genetic code. Dna is a main component of chromosomes: rna (ribonucleic acid): a single-stranded molecule similar in structure to dna. Three forms of rna are essential to protein synthesis: messenger rna (mrna), transfer rna (trna), and ribosomal rna (rrna): cytoplasm: the semi uid substance contained within the cell membrane. The nucleus and numerous other kinds of structures involved with cell function are found within the cytoplasm: protein synthesis: the manufacture of proteins; the assembly of chains of amino acids into functional protein molecules.
