DNA
RNA
Vocabulary
Facts
MIXED
100

What are the bases in DNA?

A-T

C-G

100

What are the bases in RNA?

A-U

C-G

100

What is transcription?

the process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

100

What is the starting amino acid?

methionine

100

What does U stand for?

Uracil

200

What is the sugar used in DNA?

Deoxyribose

200

What is the sugar for RNA?

Ribose

200

What does mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA stand for?

Messenger, Transport, Ribosome

200

What are the 3 parts of nucleotide?

Deoxyribose, Base, and a Phosphate

200

Name the three type of RNA.

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
300

Who was credited for the discovery of DNA?

Watson and Crick

300

Where Is RNA found? (Both locations)

Cytoplasm and nucleus

300

What is genetic code?

Code that matches codon in mRNA to amino acids on tRNA

300

What does t stand for?

Thymine

300

Shape of DNA

Double Helix

400

Who took the first photo of DNA? (Full Name)

Rosalind Franklin

400

What is the function of RNA?

Carries Instructions from the DNA to the Ribosome to make protein

400

What is a hydrogen bond?

Bond of a DNA

400

What DNA stand for?

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

400

Shape of RNA.

Single-stranded helix

500

What is the location of DNA?

Nucleus

500

What is the process called in which RNA is made from DNA?

transcription

500

What is peptide bond?

The covalent bond between two amino acids, joining them into a peptide or protein.

500

Function of DNA.

Stores genetic code for Traits

500

What does RNA stand for?

Ribose nucleic acid