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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Deoxyribonucleic acid
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
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single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.
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(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.(biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: biochemistry, long, linear, polymer, found.
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