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The two strands are ________ to one another.
AATGCGGTCCTAT
TTACGCCAGGATA
complementary
3-->5
5<--3
antiparallel
A ribonucleic acid involved in protein synthesis.
tRNA
contains a phosphate group in an ester linkage to a ribose sugar and a nitrogenous base.
nucleotide
A common intracellular signaling molecule.
cAMP
Most eukaryotic mRNA codes for a single polypeptide and is ____________.
monocistronic
What two complementary strands of DNA spontaneously do to form an intact duplex.
anneal
thymidylate is a nucleotide found primarily in ________ acids
deoxyribonucleic
A common protein domain found in proteins that bind ATP
nucleotide-binding fold
A major structural component of the protein synthetic machinery of cells.
mRNA
Covalent bonds that link the individual nucleotide residues in DNA and RNA
phosphodiester
Structure containing polypurine tracts are mirror repeats; forms a triple helix
H-DNA
Left-handed double helical structure
Z-DNA
Right handed; Watson-Crick double helix
B-DNA
Short polymers of nucleotides (50 or less), often used as complementary DNA "probes" for hybridization techniques.
oligonucleotides
AACCTTTTCCAA
TTGGAAAAGGTT
mirror repeat
DNA duplex formed from DNA of different species
hybrid
Non-Watson-Crick or __________ pairing; allows formation of triplex DNA strands.
Hoogsteen
Hydrogen peroxide; a byproduct of aerobic metabolism, is a common cause of these in DNA
mutations
Carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosomes
mRNA
Contains a purine attached to a phosphorylated ribose; the base was first isolated from bird manure
guanylate
Dehydrated, compact form of DNA
A-DNA
A major pyrimidine; has a methyl group at C-5
thymine
Describes mRNA that is translated into more than one protein
polycistronic (ONLY IN PROKARYOTES)
Determined for a solution of DNA by measuring UV light absorption as a function of temperature.
melting point
Uracil is a nitrogenous base found predominately in ___________ acids.
ribonucleic
AACCAATTGGTT
TTGGTTAACCAA
palindrome
The increase in UV light absorption when double-stranded DNA is denatured is referred to as the __________________ effect.
hyperchromic
A major pyrimidine; has an amino group at C-4
cytosine
Uracil attached through N-1 to ribose
uridine
Purine or pyrimidine base covalently bound to furanse through an N-B-glycosidic bond.
nucleoside
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Updated
2010-11-23T12:29:58Z
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