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Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

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This deck covers key concepts related to the central dogma of molecular biology, including the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to proteins, and the components involved in these processes.

Central Dogma definition

The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) to protein. It states that genes specify the sequence of mRNA molecules, which in turn specify the sequence of proteins.
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Central Dogma definition
The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) to protein. It states that ...
what is DNA?
"Deoxyribonucleic acid", -a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier...
What are the building blocks of DNA?
nucleotides, -Nucleotides are made up of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base and one phosphate. The nitrogenous base can be adenine, cytosine, gua...
what are the parts that make up a nucleotide?
five carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, one phosphate
Nucleotide
:organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid)
How many DNA nucleotides are there and what are they?
4 DNA nucleotides, ATCG

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TermDefinition
Central Dogma definition
The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA) to protein. It states that genes specify the sequence of mRNA molecules, which in turn specify the sequence of proteins.
what is DNA?
"Deoxyribonucleic acid", -a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
What are the building blocks of DNA?
nucleotides, -Nucleotides are made up of a five-carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base and one phosphate. The nitrogenous base can be adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine, which are often shown on DNA models as the letters A, C, G and T.
what are the parts that make up a nucleotide?
five carbon sugar, a nitrogenous base, one phosphate
Nucleotide
:organic molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid)
How many DNA nucleotides are there and what are they?
4 DNA nucleotides, ATCG
How many RNA nucleotides are there and what are they?
4 nucleotides, AUCG
where does mRNA go to be translated?
ribosomes out in the cytoplasm (rough ER)
what are the building blocks of proteins (individual molecules that make up a protein strand) called?
Amino Acids
Name the process: DNA to mRNA
Transcription (letters)
Name the process: mRNA to amino acid sequence
Translation (names)