chapter 3.1

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    • cell theory: the set of ideas that places the cell at the center of all living things
    • prokaryotic cells: single celled organisms which lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
    • eukaryotic cells: multicellular or unicellular organisms with a true nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, and other structures not found in prokaryotes.
    • nucleus: a type of organelle; houses the vast majority of the cells DNA
    • transcription: the process of copying the DNA into a single strand of RNA
    • translation: the process of converting the information in DNA into a sequence of amino acids
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