Terminology
This enzyme breaks the hydrogen bonds between DNA bases opening up a replication fork
what is helicase
This is the sugar found in RNA nucleotides
What is ribose
This base is complementary to Guanine
what is cytosine
Genetic code of an organism is determined by this
Sequence of nitrogen bases in its DNA
This nucleic acid is single stranded
what is RNA
This enzyme synthesizes a primer which provides a point for DNA polymerase to attach to
what is primase
The first step in protein synthesis
what is transcription
In RNA, Adenine bonds with this base
what is uracil
These little proteins bond to the DNA strand and help keep it separated and prevent it from recoiling
what are SSBP
This nitrogenous base is only found in RNA
what is uracil
This enzyme is responsible for catalyzing the sugar/phosphate bonds
what is DNA polymerase
The second step of protein synthesis
what is translation
A specific group of three sequential bases of mRNA
what is a codon
The structure that bonds to specific amino acids and brings them to the ribosome
what is tRNA
This is the sugar molecule found in DNA
what is deoxyribose
what is ligase
the enzyme used to carry out the transcription
what is RNA polymerase
These bonds hold amino acids together
what are peptide bonds
The anticodon
what is tRNA
This individual structure is made up of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base
what is a nucleotide
Meselson & Stahl coined this term as it relates to the process of DNA replication
what is semi-conservative
Translation occurs at this location within the cell
what is the ribosome
This is a long string of amino acids
what is a polypeptide chain
Due to the direction in which DNA polymerase must travel, the lagging strand has these fragments.
What are Okazaki fragments