Biology DNA VOCAB

replication

the process by which DNA is copied during the cell cycle

Dna polymerase

enzymes that form bonds between nucleotides during replication

central dogma

states that information flows in one direction from DNA to RNA to Proteins

RNA

Ribonucleic acid, chain of nucleotides.

Transcription

process of copying a sequence of DNA to produce a complementary strand of RNAthat serves as a template for protein synthesis.

RNA polymerase

enzyme that bond nucleotides together in a chain to make a new RNA model

mRNA

intermediate message that is translated to form a protein

rRNA

forms part of ribosomes, a cells protein facotories

tRNA

brings amino acids from the cytoplasm to a ribosome to help make the frowing protein

translation

the process that converts, or translates, an mRNA message Into a polypeptide

Codon

a sequence of 3 nucleotides that codes for an amino acid

Stop codons

has 3, that signals the end of the amino acid chain

Start Codon

has 1, which signals the start of translation in the amino acid methimine

anti codon

set of 3 nucleotides that is complementary to mRNA codon