Biochemistry WGU C785 - Module 1 Q&A

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Biochemistry WGU C785 - Module 1 Q&A-Hydrophilic - Having an affinity for water. Hydrophobic - substances that are not soluble in water. Hydrophobic substances include large, uncharged particles li... ke fats and oils solvent - A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances Solute - A substance that is dissolved in a solution. Adhesive - Having the ability to stick to other surfaces. Cohesive - having the ability to stick together Heat of Vaporization - The amount of energy required for the liquid at its boiling point to become a gas Anticodon - Three-base sequence in a transfer RNA molecule base that pairs with a complementary codon in mRNA Central Dogma of Molecular Biology - DNA -> RNA -> Protein This paradigm was formulated by Grancis Crick: First, a portion of the DNA, a gene, is transcribed to produce a complementary strand of RNA; then RNA is translated into protein Codon - A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid 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. Dominant Allele - an allele that dominates or masks the presence of another allele and is fully expressed [Show More]

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