Protein Synthesis/DNA Vocab

Codon

Set of 3 nitrogen bases on an mRNA strand

mRNA

Brings information from the DNA to the cytoplasm

Ribosome

Organelle where translation happens in the cytoplasm

Transcription

Process in the cell nucleus where an mRNA copy is made of a DNA strand

tRNA

Type of RNA that transports amino acids with corresponding 3 letter sequences

Translation

Process of converting information in mRNA into a protein

Anticodon

Set of three nitrogen bases on a tRNA that represent an amino acid

rRNA

This is the type of RNA that makes up ribosomes

amino acid

The monomer of a protein

Gene

A section of chromosome that codes for one trait or protein

Uracil

Pairs with A in RNA

DNA Replication:

Process in which DNA is copied during S phase of cell cycle

Double helix

the shape of a DNA strand

Nitrogen Bases

Includes A, G, C, T and U

Nucleotide

3 part monomer of DNA

Ribose

The sugar in RNA

Deoxyribose

The sugar in DNA

Base Pair

2 bases that hydrogen bond to each other