scientists
DNA
enzymes
synthesis
code
100
scientist who experimented with pneumonia bacteria in mice
Frederick Griffith
100
shape of DNA
double helix
100
enzyme that unzips your DNA
helicase
100
molecule that copies code from DNA to deliver to ribosomes
MRNA
100
three letter codes that each code for an amino acid
codons
200
scientists who discovered that viruses inject DNA into cells to create more viruses
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
200
bundle of DNA wrapped around bead like structures to make chromosomes
nucleosome
200
enzyme that makes new sections of DNA during replication
DNA polymerase
200
molecules that make up ribosomes
RRNA
200
sections of DNA that shows a line of code is going to START or STOP
intron
300
Scientist who discovered that A always goes with T and C always goes with G
Erwin Chargaff
300
process of DNA duplication where DNA is split in half, and then new strands are made for each half
semiconservative replication
300
enzyme that glues DNA sections together
ligase
300
molecule that delivers amino acids to ribosomes based on genetic code
TRNA
300
sections of DNA that directly codes for a trait
exon
400
Scientist who photographed the double helix with X ray technology
Rosalind Franklin
400
tiny bead like structures that DNA wraps around to make chromosomes
histones
400
Enzyme that copies DNA code on to MRNA during transcription
RNA polymerase
400
process of copying code from DNA to MRNA
transcription
400
an error or mistake in genetic code
mutation
500
Scientists who took credit for the double helix model and came up with semiconservative replication
James Watson and Francis Crick
500
fragments of DNA that need to be glued back together during DNA replication
okazaki fragments
500
enzyme that uses MRNA and TRNA to connect amino acids together, making proteins
ribosomes
500
process of ribosomes building proteins based on genetic code
translation
500
something that causes mutations
mutagen