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What is fermentation?
- Used by organisms that can't "breathe"
- Partial oxydation of glucose
- Uses very little ATP
- Uses pyruvate instead of oxygen to create energy
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What are the by products of fermentation?
- Lactic Acid
- Ethanol (Alcohol)
- Butyric Acid
- Propionic Acid
- 2, 3 Butanediol
- Mixed Acids
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What is a genome?
Complete set of genetic information
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What is a gene?
Functional unit of a genome
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What is transcription?
Copies information of DNA to RNA
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What is translation?
Interpret RNA to synthesize protien
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What are the nitrogenous bases of RNA
- Adenine (A)
- Thymine (T)
- Guauine (G)
- Uracil (U)
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What are the nitrogenous bases of DNA?
- Adenine (A)
- Thymine (T)
- Guauine (G)
- Cytosine (C)
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What is RNA made of?
Nucleotides
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What is transcription?
Synthesis of mRNA from DNA template
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What is the process of translation of DNA?
- Who - DNA
- What - Form Protien
- Where - Ribosomes
- How - RNA transcript
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How is the RNA transcript read?
In Codons
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What is missense?
Mutation
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