Genetics Questions

What do you call the process that uses mRNA to make protein?

The molecule that carries amino acids to the ribosome is called

______________ is the process of copying DNA prior to cell division.

___ is a type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell.

How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids?

Transcription in a eukaryotic organism occurs in the

__________ is the process of decoding an mRNA message into a protein.

What do you call the process that copies DNA into mRNA?

Protein synthesis is a process that uses DNA, RNA and ribosomes to build proteins, The protein are built from their building blocks. What are the building blocks of proteins called?

______________ is the process of copying a base sequence from DNA to RNA

Where does the process of translation take place in the cell?

The process of copying the code from DNA to mRNA is

Sugar found in DNA, makes up the sides of the ladder:

These make up the rungs (center) of the DNA ladder, can be 4 different types:

What brings amino acids to the ribosomes?

The process when ribosomes build an amino acid chain is called....

Sugar alternates with this molecule on the sides of the ladder:

A point in mutation that doesn't change the amino acid is called....

These structures in the cell build proteins based on the code:

The molecule of heredity, contains the "blueprint" for building an organism: