DNA, RNA, & Protein Synthesis

Groups of three bases in mRNA are called

• triplets

• codons

• anticodons

• trifolds

RNA is like a disposable copy of ___________

• tRNA

• mRNA

• DNA

• rRNA

__________ is the process of DNA making a copy of itself.

• Protein synthesis

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

There are a total of ____ possible 3-base codons.

• 3

• 16

• 64

• 128

Made up of a sugar, phosphate, and a base

• nucleotide

• codon

• anticodon

• triplet

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Does NOT code for a protein

• intron

• exon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The building blocks of proteins

• nucleotides

• adenines

• amino acids

• sugars

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Enzyme that binds to DNA during transcription

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• RNA polymerase

• glycogen

The globular protein around which DNA is tightly coiled

• histone

• polymerase

• deoxyribose

• intron

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In RNA, thymine is replaced by

• adenine

• uracil

• guanine

• tryptophan