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Aporter DNA Voc
DNA vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid; the nucleic acid that carries instructions for making proteins |
| Double Helix | A twisted ladder, describes the structure of DNA |
| Nucleotide | the building blocks of DNA and RNA; composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base |
| Genetic code | |
| RNA | |
| mRNA | |
| tRNA | |
| rRNA | |
| Adenine | |
| Thymine | |
| Guanine | |
| Cytosine | |
| Uracil | |
| Deoxyribose | |
| Ribose | |
| Codon | |
| Anticodon | |
| Mutation | |
| Recombination | |
| Insertion | |
| Deletion | |
| Chromosomal Mutation | |
| Replication | |
| Transcription | |
| Translation | |
| Complementary Strand of DNA | |
| Cloning | |
| Human Genome Project | |
| Genetic Engineering | |
| Forensic Identification | |
| Watson & Crick | |
| Franklin | |
| Chargoff |