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Honors List 8
Unit 4
| 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 in mRNA |
| Translation | reading the mRNA and transferring amino acids to make a protein chain |
| Polypeptide | a chain of amino acids, also known as a protein |
| Nucleus | site of transcription |
| Cytoplasm | site of translation |
| Ribosome | organelle that builds protein according to the DNA code. |
| mRNA | a working copy of DNA, the message |
| rRNA | ribosomal RNA, part of the ribosome structure |
| tRNA | transfers the correct amino acid to the ribosome |
| AAATCT | Replicate this DNA TTT |
| AAAUCU | Transcribe this DNA TTT |
| Nucleotides | monomer of nucleic acids, made of sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base |
| Peptide | bond that connects amino acids together |
| DNA polymerase | enzyme that creates new strand of DNA from an RNA copy |
| Helicase | enzyme that unzips/unwinds the DNA double helix |
| RNA polymerase | enzymes that creates a RNA copy of DNA |