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    \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Genetic Information Cheat Sheet}}}} \\
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   \vspace{-2pt}Published 13th May, 2019.\\
   Updated 13th May, 2019.\\
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{All living organisms on Earth's genetic information is either in the form of {\bf{DNA}} or {\bf{RNA}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Genetic information is passed on {\emph{from one generation to the next}}.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{With rare exceptions, prokaryotes have circular genetic information and eukaryotes have linear genetic information.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Both DNA and RNA have sugar-phosphate backbones that make up the "strands" shape. In DNA, the bases that pair with one another make the ladder shape in the middle.}  \tn 
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Avery, Macleod, and McCarty & They performed experiments and found that DNase (deoxyribonucle{\emph{ase}}) prevented a change in a strain of bacteria. Therefore, DNA is the transforming principle aka genetic material. \tn 
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Hershey and Chase & Viruses made of DNA and marked protein coats were introduced to bacteria. The bacteria was infected by the virus; however, the protein stayed on the surface of the bacteria while the DNA was injected and all new viruses on the inside of the bacteria were not marked. \tn 
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Watson and Crick & Watson and Crick used information from Franklin and Wilkins's research and figured out that DNA has a {\bf{double-helix}} structure. \tn 
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Purines & Guanine and Adenine have double ring structures. \tn 
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\seqsplit{Pyrimidines} & Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil have single string structures. \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Opposites attract! {\bf{G}} pairs with {\bf{C}} and {\bf{A}} pairs with {\bf{T}}. (In RNA, {\bf{A}} pairs with {\bf{U}}.)} \tn 
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 & {\bf{DNA}} & {\bf{RNA}} \tn 
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{\bf{mRNA}} & {\bf{tRNA}} & {\bf{rRNA}} \tn 
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messenger & transfer & ribosomal \tn 
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genetic info from nucleus to ribosome & transfers amino acid to a protein & makes up most of ribosome \tn 
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3 bases makes a codon that codes for an amino acid & 3 bases \seqsplit{complimentary} to an mRNA make up an anticodon that binds to the codon & functional building block of ribosome \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Translation}}- RNA is used to create proteins in the ribosome. Each 3 pairs of RNA creates a codon which creates an amino acid. (EX: CGU makes Arginine and UAA stops the coding.)} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The amino acids make up proteins which create our physical features. The stop codon stops the coding and breaks off the chain of amino acids from the ribosome. That chain is now a (hopefully) functional protein.} \tn 
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