Respiration & Energy Release
This molecule enters glycolysis to start the process of energy production.
What is glucose?
This process describes how DNA is copied with one old strand and one new strand.
What is semi-conservative replication?
This three-base sequence in mRNA signals the start of translation.
What is AUG?
This process copies a portion of DNA to produce a single strand of mRNA.
What is transcription?
This process copies DNA to prepare for cell division.
What is DNA replication?
This process produces energy without using oxygen.
What is anaerobic respiration?
These proteins help coil DNA and support its structure in chromosomes.
What are histones?
This property of the genetic code means more than one codon can code for the same amino acid.
What is redundancy?
These parts of the mRNA are removed before the final transcript is used.
What are introns?
This enzyme is responsible for building the new strand during DNA replication.
What is DNA polymerase?
This acid is produced when there is no oxygen available during respiration.
What is lactic acid?
This type of gene determines whether another gene is turned on or off.
What is a regulator gene?
This is the basic building block of nucleic acids, consisting of a sugar, phosphate, and base.
What is a nucleotide?
These parts of the mRNA are spliced together to form the final transcript.
What are exons?
This nitrogen base is found in RNA but not in DNA.
What is uracil?
This molecule is accepted by oxygen atoms in the final step of cellular respiration.
What are electrons?
This term refers to a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein.
What is a gene?
This type of molecule is used to carry genetic instructions from DNA to the ribosome.
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)?
This type of mutation can shift the reading frame of the genetic code.
What is a frameshift mutation?
This type of RNA carries the genetic message from DNA to the ribosome.
What is mRNA (messenger RNA)?
Carbon atoms are removed as this waste product during respiration.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
This phrase describes a change in allele frequency over time.
What is gene evolution?
This organelle is the site where proteins are assembled from mRNA instructions.
What is a ribosome?
This process occurs when enzymes cut original mRNA and rearrange its parts in different ways.
What is alternative splicing?
This describes how each strand of DNA serves as a guide to build a new complementary strand.
What is complementary base pairing?