Unit 5 Vocabulary Pre-Assessment

5monomers of proteins

A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid

A type of RNA, synthesized from DNA, that attaches to ribosomes in the cytoplasm and specifies the primary structure of a protein.

A change in a gene or chromosome.

a group of organic molecules that includes DNA and RNA, which store and transmit genetic information used for protein synthesis

A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

the formation of proteins by using information contained in DNA and carried by mRNA

a group of organic molecules that perform many functions throughout organisms including providing structure and facilitating chemical reactions (enzymes)

type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

complex molecule made up of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) subunits and proteins; it serves as the site of protein synthesis (translation) where amino acids are linked together to build proteins as specified by the messenger RNA (mRNA)

process of copying DNA into mRNA in gene expression

non-coding strands of RNA that carry amino acids to protein-building ribosomes

process by which mRNA is used to synthesize proteins