protein synthesis

Amino acids join together to make what

Proteins

Proteins differ from each other by the type and sequence of what

Amino acids

A piece of DNA that codes for a protein and is copied into mRNA

Transcription

The mRNA moves out of the nucleus and into what

Ribosome in the cytoplasm

mRNA attaches to what

Ribosome

The ribosome (rRNA) encodes the mRNA to form what

A new protein

What does a go with

T

What does C go with

G

DNA make RNA and RNA makes Protein

DNA and RNA are both

Nucleic acids

Amino acid is the building block for

Protein

A, C, T, and G are all what

RNA bases

Protein synthesis makes

Proteins

Where is DNA found

Nucleus

When an organism inherits all of their DNA from one parent what is that called

Asexual reproduction

When genes are turned on or off

Gene regulation

A change in DNA

Mutation

Genetic disorders come from what

Mutations

What do chromosomes do

Carry genetic information

DNA wraps around what

Proteins

A specific section of DNA that codes for a trait

Gene

DNA is made up of units called what

Nucleotides

Nucleotides are made up of what three things

Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen bases

When certain traits become more common in plants and animals

Selectively breeding

The process in which a sequence of DNA from an organism is first isolated than inserted into another organism

Genetic engineering

Genetic material in an organism

Genome

Offspring get half of their genes from each parent during

Sexual reproduction

What is a molecule that stores information

DNA

What molecules are made up of chansons of amino acids

Proteins

When DNA is copied before a cell divides

Replication

DNA becomes RNA and than becomes protein in what two steps

Transcription and translation

A diagram of family relationships that includes two or more generations

Pedigree

Sickle cell disease is a disease where the sickled red blood cells tend to break more often than normal red blood cells

In what project are scientists working to identify about 30,000 genes within the human genome

Human genome project

A technique that uses technology to make copies of an organism

Cloning