Category 2: Mechanisms of Genetics - Sort 1

The basic building block of nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA; consists of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base is called...

• nucleotide

• DNA

• RNA

• codon

A long, self-replicating, double-stranded molecule present in living organisms; it stores genetic information in the sequence of its nucleotidesis called...

• nucleotide

• DNA

• RNA

• codon

A single-stranded molecule containing ribose sugar; used to carry DNA messages, transfer amino acids, and build a ribosome is called...

• nucleotide

• DNA

• RNA

• codon

A sequence of three nucleotides that form a unit of the genetic code; each unit specifies one amino acid is called...

• nucleotide

• DNA

• RNA

• codon

A particular order in which things (subunits) appear in a chain, such as the order of nucleotides on a DNA strand is called...

• sequence

• genetic code

• complementary bases

• transcription

A set of rules that determine how DNA is translated into a protein; the biochemical code that determines the genetic traits of an organism is called...

• sequence

• genetic code

• complementary bases

• transcription

Two nucleotide bases linked by hydrogen bonds; found on opposite sides of a double-stranded DNA or RNA molecule is called...

• sequence

• genetic code

• complementary bases

• transcription

A process in which one strand of DNA serves as a template to produce a complementary strand of RNA is called...

• sequence

• genetic code

• complementary bases

• transcription

A process that decodes the message carried by RNA to produce a protein; occurs in the ribosome is called...

• translation

• genetic code

• complementary bases

• transcription