Unit 8: DNA to Protein - Vocabulary Definitions

What is the definition of RNA?

• Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

• Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

• Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

• Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis

What is the definition of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

• Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

• Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

• Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

• Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis

What is the definition of ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?

• Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

• Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

• Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

• Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis

What is the definition of transfer RNA (tRNA)?

• Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

• Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

• Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

• Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis

What is the definition of transcription?

• Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

• Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

• Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

• Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

• Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis

What is the definition of RNA polymerase?

• Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein

• Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

• Long chain of amino acids that make proteins

• Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

• Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

What is the definition of promotor?

• Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein

• Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

• Long chain of amino acids that make proteins

• Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

• Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

What is the definition of intron?

• A. Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein

• B. Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

• C. Long chain of amino acids that make proteins

• D. Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

• E. Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

What is the definition of exon?

• Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein

• Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

• Long chain of amino acids that make proteins

• Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

• Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template

What is the definition of polypeptide?

• Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein

• Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein

• Long chain of amino acids that make proteins

• Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription

• Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template