The loose, stringy form of DNA. DNA is in this form during interphase.

A string of amino acids, also known as a protein

The phase of the cell cycle in which the cell grows, prepares for division, and replicated its DNA. The cell spends 90% of its life in this phase.

Body cells, every cell in an organism’s body except sperm and egg cells

An organism's reproductive cells

Sections of DNA that code for a specific protein

The super condensed form of DNA

The phase in the cell cycle in which one nucleus is split to create 2 identical nuclei before cell division. Create 2 identical cells.

A type of cell division used to create gametes, in which the number of chromosomes is halved to create 4 genetically unique cells

An enzyme that is using to “unzip” the two strands of DNA

The type of cell division used by prokaryotic cells, a form of asexual reproduction

One copy of a duplicated chromosome, two are joined together by a centromere to create a chromosome

The synthesis of mRNA from DNA. Step 1 in Protein Synthesis.

The process of creating proteins from an mRNA template. Second step in Protein Synthesis.

A cell or organism consisting of two sets of chromosomes. One set comes from mother, one set come from father. Symbolized using 2n.

a single-stranded molecule of RNA that corresponds to the genetic sequence of a gene and is read by a ribosome in the process of synthesizing a protein.

A cell or organism consisting of one set of chromosomes. Symbolized as n.

The monomers that link together into polypeptide chains to form proteins are necessary for all life.

Three nucleotide sequence in mRNA that codes for ONE amino acid