Chapter 13.1

Question 0

Messenger RNA

Answer 0

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

Question 1

RNA

Answer 1

Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

Question 2

Ribosomal RNA

Answer 2

Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

Question 3

Transfer RNA

Answer 3

Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome durring protein synthesis

Question 4

Transcription

Answer 4

Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

Question 5

RNA Polymerase

Answer 5

Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

Question 6

Promoter

Answer 6

Specific area of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

Question 7

Intron

Answer 7

Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

Question 8

Exon

Answer 8

Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein