DNA Matching Game Worksheet

Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms
Nucleic acid molecule that allows for the transmission of genetic information and protein synthesis
Relating to or denoting replication of a nucleic acid
The structure of the DNA
Makes two identical DNA
A nitrogen-containing molecule that has the same chemical properties as a base
A compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
A pair of complementary bases in a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule
The process by which the information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA
Is a step in protein biosynthesis wherein the genetic code carried by mRNA
A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring
A simple organic compound
A sequence of three nucleotides that together form a unit of genetic code
A sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA
Messenger RNA
Use to make proteins
Transfer RNA
Ribosomal RNA
A process to make proteins
Nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA
Amino acids called
A mistake to a copied of DNA