Vocab 17

Question 1

codon

Answer 1

three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid

Question 2

Messenger RNA

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Ribosomal RNA

Answer 3

type of RNA that makes up the major parts of ribosomes

Question 4

Transfer DNA

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Translation

Answer 5

decoding of mRNA message into a poly-peptide chain

Question 6

Transcription

Answer 6

process in which part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complimentary sequence in RNA

Question 7

RNA polymerase

Answer 7

enzyme similiar to DNA polymerase that binds to DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription

Question 8

Anticodon

Answer 8

group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon

Question 9

Promoter

Answer 9

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