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amino acid

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins

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Alanine 76% connected

A white crystalline base, C3H7NO2, derived from aldehyde ammonia.

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Asparagine 76% connected

A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the d…

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Creatin 76% connected

A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly in muscle tissue.

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Cystine 76% connected

A white crystalline substance, C3H7NSO2, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a s…

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Serine 76% connected

A white crystalline nitrogenous substance obtained by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on silk gelatin.

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Protein 70% connected

A body now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence its name.

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Acceptor RNA noun · 86% connection

RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…

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Aminoalkanoic acid noun · 86% connection

organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…

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CDNA noun · 86% connection

single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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Coding DNA noun · 86% connection

sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"

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Complementary DNA noun · 86% connection

single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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Desoxyribonucleic acid noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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DNA noun · 86% connection

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…

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Enzyme noun · 86% connection

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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Episome noun · 86% connection

DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)

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Informational RNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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Intron noun · 86% connection

sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein

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Jumping gene noun · 86% connection

a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can…

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Junk DNA noun · 86% connection

stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"

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Messenger RNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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MRNA noun · 86% connection

the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…

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Noncoding DNA noun · 86% connection

sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein

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NRNA noun · 86% connection

ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell

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Accretion noun · 78% connection

The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

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Alcohol noun · 78% connection

A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals;…

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Aromatic hydrocarbon noun · 78% connection

a hydrocarbon that contains one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of organic compounds

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Atomic number 6 noun · 78% connection

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in…

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Carbohydrate noun · 78% connection

Organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, used by organisms for energy

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Carbon noun · 78% connection

An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97. Symbol C. it is c…

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Cerebroside noun · 78% connection

A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of…

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Chlorobenzene noun · 78% connection

a colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the product…

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Cinnoline noun · 78% connection

A nitrogenous organic base, C8H6N2, analogous to quinoline, obtained from certain complex diazo compounds.

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Combine verb · 78% connection

To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be made to combine by the in…

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Complicate verb · 78% connection

To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult.

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Constitution noun · 78% connection

The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usa…

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