Protein synthesis Vocabulary

An organic molecule containing a carboxyl and an amino group combined to form proteins.

• Amino acids

• carbohydrates

• lipids

A series of three mRNA nucleotides that codes for an amino acid

• codons

• anticodons

• based

A region of a tRNA molecule that consists of three bases that are complimentary to an mRNA codon.

• Anti-codon

• Codons

A DNA sequence that codes for a specific protein.

• gene

• nucleotide

• bases

• DNA

A strand of RNA that encodes information to make a protein.

• tRNA (transfer RNA)

• mRNA (messenger RNA)

• rRNA (ribosomal RNA)

a cell organelle that is the site of protein synthesis.

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• golgi body

• ribosomes

The process of forming a nucleic acid by using DNA molecule as a template.

• transcription

• translation

A strand of RNA that transfers amino acids to the growing end of a protein molecule during translation.

• Transfer RNA (tRNA)

• mesenger RNA (mRNA

• ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

The process of using the codons in an mRNA molecule to specify the sequence of amino acids in a protein molecule.

• Transcription

• Translation

Which process of protein synthesis takes place at the ribosome

• Transcription

• Translation