biology vocab proteins synthesis Flashcards
single stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose
RNA
sequences of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein
intron
Group of 3 nucleotide bases in MRNA that specify a particular amino acid
Condon
principle enzyme involved in DNA replication
DNA polymerase
Type of RNA that combines with proteins to forms ribosomes
RRNA
Principle that bonds in DNA can form only between adenine and thymine and between guanine and cytosine
Base pairing
Synthesis of RNA molecule from a DNA template
transcription
Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
TRNA
Change in the genetic material of the cell
Mutation