| A | B |
|---|
| Anticodon | a three-base sequence that matches the codon |
| Complementary | matching |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid) what contains the instructions for life |
| Evolve | change over time |
| modify | to make small changes in. |
| doublehelix | the shape of DNA. It looks like a twisted ladder. |
| mutation | a change in the sequence of DNA |
| replication | making a copy |
| RNA | a molecule that works with DNA to make proteins |
| Splicing | combining |
| Transcription | The first step in making a protein. Complementary RNA is made to DNA. |
| Translation | making a protein |
| ligase | An enzyme that bonds all pieces of newly made DNA to make one new strand. |
| polymerase | an enzyme that adds new nucleotide bases to DNA during replication |
