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| Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
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Double helix - 2 strands of nucleotides twisted together for stability.
Genetic material and replicates before cell division.
Provides instructions for building every protein in the body. |
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| adenine A - thymine T, guanine G - cytosine C. Deoxyribose sugar. |
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| Composed of 3 different molecules covalently bonded - a nitrogen base, phosphate group, or a pentose sugar (deoxyribose or ribose). |
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| 3 nitrogen bases create a code for 1 amino acid. |
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| Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA, rRNA, tRNA) |
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| Single strands of nucleotides that carry out orders for protein synthesis. |
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| adenine A - uracil U, guanine G - cytosine C. Ribose sugar. |
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| Primary energy transferring molecule. Adenine nucleotide with 2 additional phosphate groups. Hold a lot of energy because 3 negatively charged phosphate groups repel each other. |
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| Hydrolysis of ATP. Has almost the same amount of energy as ATP. |
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| Hydrolysis of ADP. Recycled to make ATP again. |
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