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DNARegBio
Question | Answer |
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Cell Organelle responsible for making proteins | ribosomes |
Small units that make up proteins. | amino acids |
A long chain of amino acids | protein |
Molecule that controls all traits – provides instructions for making proteins | DNA |
Molecule that serves as the pattern for making proteins – out in the cytoplasm | mRNA |
Molecule that carries amino acids to the pattern | tRNA |
RNA Molecule that is part of the ribosome. | rRNA |
Enzymes that unzip DNA. | helicase |
Enzymes that bond bases to make more DNA | DNA polymerase |
Enzymes that bond bases to make more RNA | RNA polymerase |
Group of 3 bases in mRNA | codon |
Group of 3 bases in tRNA | anticodon |
Any change in the sequence of bases in DNA | mutation |
Unit of nucleic acid made of a sugar, a phosphate, a base | nucleotide |
Term that refers to bases that pair together | complementary base pairs |
Shape of DNA molecule | double helix |
Process of DNA making a copy of itself | DNA replication |
Process of making mRNA by copying DNA | transcription |
Process of the code in mRNA being changed to a chain of amino acids (protein) | translation |
Points on the DNA molecule where replication is occurring | replication fork |