Transcription and Translation Vocabulary

The sequence of three nucleotides on transfer RNA that pairs with the codons of messenger RNA. (yellow)

• anticodon

• codon

• stop codon

• peptide bond

A sequence of three nucleotide bases that represents the code for one amino acid.(green)

• codon

• anticodon

• transcription

• translation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A type of RNA that transfers the code from DNA in the nucleus to the cytoplasm. (orange highlight)

• messenger RNA

• Transfer RNA

• Ribosomal RNA

• RNA polymerase

The bond between each amino acid in a protein. (pink)

• peptide bond

• hydrogen bond

• covalent bond

• ionic bond

A type of RNA that "reads" the codons from messenger RNA. (yellow)

• ribosomal RNA

• transfer RNA

• messenger RNA

• RNA polymerase

A single strand of nucleotides; different types are used to translate instructions from DNA into making proteins. (green)

• RNA

• codon

• anticodon

• DNA

The enzyme responsible for creating RNA from a DNA template. (pink)

• RNA polymerase

• messenger RNA

• codon

• anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotide bases that indicates the end of protein synthesis. (green)

• stop codon

• anticodon

• codon

• peptide bond

The process of occurring in the nucleus of a cell that copies the instructions from a part of DNA onto a strand of messenger RNA. (yellow)

• transcription

• translation

• RNA polymerase

• messenger RNA

A type of RNA that carries an amino acid and transfers it to the protein chain being assembled in the ribosome. (green)

• transfer RNA

• messenger RNA

• ribosomal RNA

• codon