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Bio Vocab 7A
Bio Vocab 7A; Protein Synthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| synthesis | to make "create" |
| amino acid | the monomer of a protein, 20 of them |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| transcription | copying DNA to mRNA |
| translation | reading the mRNA and transferring the amino acids to build a protein |
| polypeptide | chain of amino acids, a protein chain |
| nucleus | site of transcription |
| cytoplasm | site of translation |
| ribosome | organelle that builds protein according to DNA instruction. |