Haynes_PBS 3.2: It's in the Genes

A piece of DNA that provides a set of instructions to a cell to make a certain protein.

• Histone

• Gene

• Nucleosome

• Heredity

An organic monomer which serves as a building block of proteins.

• Amino Acid
• Monosaccharide
• Fatty Acid
• Nucleic Acid

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A triplet of nucleotide bases in transfer RNA that identifies the amino acid carried and binds to a complementary codon in messenger RNA during protein synthesis at a ribosome.

• Codon
• Anticodon
• mRNA
• tRNA

A three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or termination signal; the basic unit of the genetic code.

• Mutation
• Complimentary basepairing
• Codon
• Anticodon

Having an affinity for water.

• Hydrolysis
• Lipophilic
• Hydrophobic
• Hydrophilic

Having an aversion to water; tending to coalesce and form droplets in water.

• Hydrophobic
• Hydrophylic
• Hydrolysis
• Condensation

A type of RNA, synthesized from DNA and attached to ribosomes in the cytoplasm; it specifies the primary structure of a protein.

• rRNA
• mRNA
• tRNA
• qRNA

A rare change in the DNA of a gene, ultimately creating genetic diversity.

• Decoding
• Mutant
• Mutation
• RFLP

The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

• Monosaccharide
• Fatty Acid
• Amino Acid
• Nucleotide

A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids.

• Protein
• Lipid
• Carbohydrate
• Nucleic Acid