Type of RNA that makes up a major part of ribosomes

RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

Three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA that codes for a single amino acid

A codon that signifies the end of a polypeptide.

Use four vocabulary words to describe either transcription or translation.

Like DNA, consists of a long chain of nucleotides. However, the sugar is ribose, it is single-stranded, and it contains uracil in place of thymine.

Enzyme similar to DNA polymerase that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription. It then uses one strand of DNA as a template from which nucleotides are assembled into a strand of RNA.

Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait

Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA

Small particle in the cell on which proteins are assembled; made of RNA and proteins

Process in which part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complementary sequence of RNA.

Decoding of mRNA message into a polypeptide chain

Group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that is complementary to an mRNA codon

Type of RNA molecule that transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

A joining of many amino acids with peptide bonds to form a long chain called a _________. Also known as a ______.

When one nitrogen base pairs with another in a specific combination

The covalent bond that holds together amino acids to form a polypeptide (protein)