Unit 5 - 2 Key Terms

The process through which a cell develops and specializes to preform a certain function.

• Differentiation

• Transcription

• Proteins

• Specialization

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The adaptation of an organ or part to do a specific function

• Stem Cell

• Ribosome

• Specialization

• Nitrogen Base

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Proteins that can change the rates of specific reactions

• Enzymes

• Nucleotides

• Nitrogen Bases

• Ribosome

A cell that is not part of the germ line

• Stem Cell

• Somatic Cell

• Protein Synthesis

• Translation

A single-stranded nucleic acid, made of RNA, that is a copy of a specific DNA sequence; created by the cell for transferring the genetic information.

• Protein Synthesis

• Transferring RNA (tRNA)

• Messenger RNA

• Ribosome

A nitrogen-containing compound that forms part of a nucleotide; functions as the fundamental unit of the genetic code

• Differentiation

• Nitrogen Base

• Ribosomes

• Somatic Cell

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The process by which the sequence of nucleotides in a messenger RNA is converted by a ribosome and transfer RNAs into a polypeptide with a specific sequence of amino acids.

• Translation

• Stem Cells

• Messenger RNA (mRNA)

• Transcription

An RNA molecule that is responsible for transporting amino acids to the ribosome to be used in the synthesis of proteins

• Nucleotide

• Proteins

• Enzymes

• Transfer RNA (tRNA)

A molecule made of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base; the monomer of nucleic acid

• Nitrogen Base

• Nucleotide

• Translation

• Stomatic Cell

The process in which a strand of DNA is copied into an RNA strand for the purpose of protein synthesis of proteins

• Translation

• Proteins

• Messenger RNA (mRNA)

• Transcription