| A | B |
|---|
| adenine | nitrogen base that bonds with thymine or uracil |
| cytosine | nitrogen base that bonds with guanine |
| thymine | dna nitrogen base that bonds with adenine |
| uracil | rna nitrogen base that bonds with adenine |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| messenger RNA | takes the message of DNA out of the nucleus to the ribosomes |
| transfer RNA | matches the codons of the mRNA and brings amino acids |
| codon | 3 base message on mRNA |
| anticodon | 3 base message on tRNA |
| double helix | the structure of DNA is like a twisted ladder |
| nitrogen bases | adenine, guanine, uracil, thymine, cytosine |
| guanine | nitrogen base that bondswith cytosine |
| replication | DNA codes for more DNA |
| transcription | DNA codes for mRNA |
| translation | mRNA codes for tRNA and amino acid sequences |
