DNA & RNA

The molecule for heredity, contains the blueprint for building an organism

DNA

Sugar found in DNA (makes up sides of the ladder)

Deoxyribose

sugar that alternates with this molecule on the sides of the ladder

phosphate

These things make up the rungs (center) of the DNA ladder, can be 4 different types

nitrogen bases

DNA is made up of repeating subunits called

nucleoids

DNA shape

double helix

In DNA Adenine always Pairs with

Thymine

Guanine always pairs with

cytosine

This molecule takes the message from DNA to the ribosomes

mRNA

These structures in the cell build proteins based on the code

ribosome

The process by which DNA makes a copy of itself

replication

A section of DNA that codes for a protein/trait is a

gene

The sugar molecule found in mRNA

ribose

Base found in RNA but not DNA

uracil

Amino acids join together to make

proteins

The process by which DNA is made into RNA is called

transcription

The process by which RNA is made into protein is called

translation

Any change in DNA is called

mutation

A protein that makes up blood cells

hemoglobin

Mutation in DNA that causes abnormally shaped blood cells

sickle cell

WHat does DNA stand for

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Where is DNA found

nucleus

condensed DNA

chromosome

uncondensed DNA

chromatin

has 2 strands

DNA

has 1 strand

RNA