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DNARegBio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cell Organelle responsible for making proteins | ribosomes |
| Small units that make up proteins. | amino acids |
| A long chain of amino acids | protein |
| Molecule that controls all traits – provides instructions for making proteins | DNA |
| Molecule that serves as the pattern for making proteins – out in the cytoplasm | mRNA |
| Molecule that carries amino acids to the pattern | tRNA |
| RNA Molecule that is part of the ribosome. | rRNA |
| Enzymes that unzip DNA. | helicase |
| Enzymes that bond bases to make more DNA | DNA polymerase |
| Enzymes that bond bases to make more RNA | RNA polymerase |
| Group of 3 bases in mRNA | codon |
| Group of 3 bases in tRNA | anticodon |
| Any change in the sequence of bases in DNA | mutation |
| Unit of nucleic acid made of a sugar, a phosphate, a base | nucleotide |
| Term that refers to bases that pair together | complementary base pairs |
| Shape of DNA molecule | double helix |
| Process of DNA making a copy of itself | DNA replication |
| Process of making mRNA by copying DNA | transcription |
| Process of the code in mRNA being changed to a chain of amino acids (protein) | translation |
| Points on the DNA molecule where replication is occurring | replication fork |