DNA/RNA Vocab Review

A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes.

• traits

• dna

• rna

• sugar

A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes

• RNA

• DNA

• Codon

• Protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages

• RNA

• DNA

• Codon

• Gene

threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

• RNA

• Protein

• Chromosome

• Codon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

• RNA

• Codon

• Phosphate group

• Gene

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The chemicals that make up the rungs of the DNA ladder. A-T and C-G match.

• phosphate group

• sugar

• nitrogenous bases

• codon

sugar in DNA

• glucose

• lactose

• ribose

• deoxyribose

sugar in RNA

• glucose

• lactose

• ribose

• deoxyribose

makes up the sides of the ladder of DNA/RNA along with a sugar

• phosphate group

• codon

• amino acids

• nitrogen bases

A building block of DNA/RNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

• codon

• amino acid

• nucleotide

• protein