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ABBREVIATIONS
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Notes
ATP
Adenosine Tri Phosphate
Traps and transfers energy in cells
DNA
Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid
Chemical genes are made of. With protein
makes chromosomes. 4 bases ACTG
RNA
Ribo Nucleic Acid
3 types – see below – 4 bases ACUG
NAD
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
trapping and transferring electrons and hydrogen
ions in cell activities.
NADP
Nicotinamide AdenineDinucleotide
Phosphate
trapping and transferring electrons and hydrogen
ions in cell activities.
IAA
Indole Acetic Acid
Auxin in plants
Stimulates or inhibits growth depending on
cell type and concentration
GHRF
Growth Hormone Regulating Factor
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ADH
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Anti Diuretic Hormone
Made in pituitary – high salt intake, low water intake,
illness, high envir. temp. etvc
Makes collecting duct of nephron more permeable to
water
 causing more water to be reabsorbed back into body,
 resulting in smaller volume of more conc. urine.
Joins with P when energy available to form
ATP
Nitrogenous base in nucleic acids
ADP
Adenosine Di phosphate
A
Adenine
C
Cytosine
T
Thymine
G
Guanine
Nitrogenous base in nucleic acids
U
Uracil
Nitrogenous base in RNA
Forms 2 hydrogen bonds with Thymine in DNA
Purine
Nitrogenous base in nucleic acids
Forms 3 hydrogen bonds with guanine in DNA
Pyrimidine
Nitrogenous base in DNA only
Forms 2 hydrogen bonds with Adenine in DNA
Pyrimidine
Forms 3 hydrogen bonds with cytosine in DNA
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mRNA
Messenger Ribo nucleic acid
tRNA
Transfer ribo nucleic acid
rRNA
Ribosomal Ribo nucleic acid
T C P = thymine and cytosine are pyrimidines
Made in nucleus
Complimentary to DNA sequence of gene
DNA base sequence is template for m RNA
 Travels to cytoplasm and ribosome where its
sequence for translation – its sequence is used to
specify the correct order to join amino acids
together to make a protein
Carries an amino acid to the ribosome during
transcription
Has triplet base sequence on other end
Makes up the ribosome
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