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WorksheetsVocabulary Topic 1 Genes and Heredity (focus on DNA)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
a building block of DNA consisting of a phosphate, sugar, and q nitrogen base
chromosome
mutation
nucleotide
double helix
any change in the DNA of a gene or a chromosome
replication
mutation
nucleotide
deoxyribose
organelle where protein synthesis occurs
ribosome
DNA
nucleus
gene
copying
ribosome
double helix
protein synthesis
replication
type of RNA in cytoplasm that carries an amino acid to the ribosome during protein synthesis
chromosome
ribosome
transfer RNA
messenger RNA
sugar molecule found in DNA
ribosome
double helix
messenger RNA
deoxyribose
a threadlike structure within a cell's nucleus that contains DNA that is passed from one generation to the next
chromosome
gene
nitrogen base
nucleotide
one of four nitrogen containing molecules found in DNA
messenger RNA
nitrogen base
deoxyribose
transfer RNA
process by which amino acids link together to form proteins
double helix
protein synthesis
nucleotide
gene
sections of DNA found on chromosomes
replication
nucleotide
nitrogen base
gene
the shape of DNA; twisted ladder
deoxyribose
mutation
double helix
chromosome
the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
nitrogen base
DNA
messenger RNA
transfer RNA
type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to ribosomes in the cytoplasm
messenger RNA
DNA
transfer RNA
mutation
