Names
The entire name for DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The name for the structure of DNA
Double Helix
The name of the structure of an RNA molecule
Single Strand
The first step of the replication process
Unwinding or unzipping of the DNA double helix
The name of the structure that carries the message out of the nucleus
mRNA or RNA
The entire name for RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
An individual, repeating unit of a DNA structure
Nucleotide
The difference in the sugar between a unit of RNA and DNA
One oxygen atom
The reason why DNA copies itself
Because cells divide
The name of the holes in the nucleus where the messages leave to the cytoplasm
Pores
The process of making a copy of a DNA strand
Replication
The two molecules of a nucleotide that form the "backbone" or sides to the structure.
Sugar and Phosphate
In RNA, Adenine pairs with this base
Uracil
The location of the cell where DNA copies itself
Nucleus
One specific set of bases on a DNA molecule that codes for a specific trait
Gene
The process of creating a mRNA strand
Transcription
The part of the nucleotide that makes up the "rungs" of the ladder or the connecting parts of the middle of the DNA molecule
Base
The relative size of RNA when compared with DNA
Small
The location of the cell where the instructions are used to build proteins
Cytoplasm
The relative number of traits found on one molecule of DNA
Many or Numerous
Both DNA and RNA are this kind of biological macromolecule
Nucleic Acid
The name used to imply that bases specifically only pair with another base
Complementary
The number of genes one RNA molecule represents
One
The type of bond that holds the nucleic bases together
Hydrogen
The message from the DNA is used by a ribosome to build these biological macromolecules
Proteins