DNA and RNA and Protein Synthesis

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  1. 3. molecule in cells that forms part of the protein-synthesizing organelle known as a ribosome
  2. 4. a nucleic acid present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA.
  3. 6. is the process through which information encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) directs the addition of amino acids during protein synthesis.
  4. 8. the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
  5. 9. group of genes operating together
  6. 12. Enzyme involved in DNA replication that joins individual nucleotides to produce a DNA molecule
  7. 13. the process of making a copy of DNA
  8. 16. a sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.
  9. 17. a region of repetitive DNA sequences at the end of a chromosome.
  10. 18. Copying process by which a cell duplicates its DNA
  11. 22. genes that code for transcription factors that activate other genes that are important in cell development and differentiation
  12. 28. collection of codons of mRNA, each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthesis
  13. 29. is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.
  14. 30. a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.
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  1. 1. process in which cells become specialized in structure and function
  2. 2. principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine
  3. 5. A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.
  4. 7. the form of RNA in which genetic information transcribed from DNA as a sequence of bases is transferred to a ribosome.
  5. 10. A specific nucleotide sequence in DNA that binds RNA polymerase and indicates where to start transcribing RNA.
  6. 11. Region of DNA that controls RNA polymerase's access to a set of genes with related functions.
  7. 14. are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
  8. 15. Genes that determine basic features of where a body part is.
  9. 19. expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein
  10. 20. series of genes that controls the differentiation of cells and tissues in an embryo
  11. 21. a small RNA molecule that plays a key role in protein synthesis
  12. 23. a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
  13. 24. sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein
  14. 25. the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
  15. 26. a sequence of three nucleotides which together form a unit of genetic code in a DNA or RNA molecule.
  16. 27. Enzyme similar to DNA polymerase that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription