Forensics Unit 8 Notes

TRANSCRIPTION

________ uses a strand of DNA as a template to build a molecule called messenger RNA (mRNA)

DNA

________ is a nucleic acid, found in chromosomes, in the nucleus of your cells.

Adenine

________ binds only with Thymine.

Cytosine

________ binds only with Guanine.

nucleotide

A(n) ________: three parts which are sugar, phosphate, and base.

Genes

________ control the traits of the organism, and therefore can vary between individuals.

strand

Each ________ makes a new partner by adding the appropriate nucleotides.

Amino acids

Who are the building blocks of proteins or the monomers? Answer with a single words or term.

Codon

________: three mRNA bases ________ for an amino acid.

RNA

________ stands for RiboNucleic Acid.

chromosome pair

Each ________ can be broken into smaller segments called genes.

Proteins

What are polymers of amino acids? Answer with a single words or term.

TRANSLATION

________- ________ the code that the messenger RNA (mRNA) carries into a sequence of AMINO ACIDS to build a PROTEIN.

rungs of the helix

The ________ are made up of the paired nitrogenous bases (a- t and c- g) which help to code the DNA with instructions for the cell.

DNA

________ controls all the chemical changes which take place in cells.

strand

Each ________ builds up its partner by adding the appropriate nucleotides.

DNA

What is made when these two strands twist together in a shape called the double helix? Answer with a single words or term.

DNA

________ has four different nitrogenous bases.

DNA

________ is replicated, it is transcribed into RNA and then is translated into a protein.

DNA

________ stands for deoxyribose nucleic acid.