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Unit 5 Vocabulary: (Chapter 12) DNA and Protein Synthesis
Define the following terms using your book, notes, or internet. Be sure to study and
familiarize yourself with each word and be prepared for your weekly vocabulary quizzes.
1. Explain what Frederick Griffith did in his experiments and how this helped explain and
prevent how people got sick.
2. What did Oswald Avery discover about nucleic acids and DNA?
3. Thoroughly explain the Hershey-Chase Experiment. What did they conclude about the
genetic material in bacteriophages?
4. Draw out Figure 12-5, illustrating the differences between Purines and Pyrimidines.
5. DNA –
6. Replication –
7. Nucleotide –
8. Purines –
9. Pyrimidines –
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10. Replication Enzymes –
11. Double Helix –
12. Base Pairing –
13. What are the four kinds of bases found in DNA?
14. What are Chargoff’s Rules? How did he determine these patterns?
15. Transcription –
16. Translation –
17. What are the four steps listed on page 304-305 of translation?
A.
C.
B.
D.
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18. RNA –
19. mRNA –
20. tRNA –
21. rRNA –
22. Ribosome –
23. Describe Watson and Crick’s Model of DNA:
24. Protein –
25. Protein Synthesis –
26. Amino Acid –
27. Genetic Code –
28. Peptides –
29. Codon –
30. Anticodon –
31. Mutation –
32. Phenotype –
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33. Point Mutation –
34. Frame-Shift –
35. Nonsense –
36. Silent –
37. Genetic Disorders –
38. Promoter –
39. Exon –
40. Intron –
41. What happens during DNA Replication?
42. What is the main difference between DNA and RNA?
43. What are four types of chromosomal mutations?
44. Pair the following sequence:
TATGA ATACA ATACT
45. Pair the following sequence:
GCCCG UAUCC GGGG