The sugar that is apart of DNA
deoxyribose
UUA
Leucine
Where does transcription take place
Nucleus
Where is RNA translated to proteins
What are the variations called that occur while the DNA strand is being made
Mutations
The 4 bases of DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine
GUG
Valine
Groups of 3 bases on mRNA molecules
Where are anticodons and amino acids found
tRNA
Bonds that link amino acids together
Peptide bonds
What are the names of all the types of RNA
transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA and messenger RNA
UAA
The name of the nitrogenous base that pairs with Adenine to make mRNA
Uracil
The anticodon for CAG
GUC
Which enzyme helps to unzip DNA
Helicase
What two things happen to DNA in the nucleus?
Transcription and DNA replication
AGC
Serine
The enzyme that binds to DNA and transcribes mRNA
RNA Polymerase
The name of the chains of amino acids that form during translation
Polypeptides
Which enzyme is referred to as the "gluing enzyme"
Ligase
The sequence of RNA nucleotides that compliment
A T T C G C A G T
U A A G C G U C A
CAG
Glutamine
The name of the amino acid that starts transcription
Methionine
tRNA delivers this molecule to a specific site on the ribosome
amino acid
The bonds that hold nitrogenous bases together in DNA
Hydrogen Bonds