| A | B |
|---|
| ribonucleic acid | RNA |
| messenger RNA | picks up instructions for one protein from DNA |
| transfer RNA | codes for and transports amino acids to ribosome |
| ribosome | protein factory of cell |
| deoxyribose | sugar in DNA |
| nucleotide | basic building block of nucleic acids |
| Nitrogen bases in DNA | guanine, cytosine, adenine, thymine |
| Nitrogen bases in RNA | guanine, cytosine, adenine, uracil |
| single-stranded molecule | RNA |
| chromosome | highly coiled DNA molecule |
| transcription and translation | protein synthesis |
| replication | copying of DNA before cell division |
| Always pairs with adenine | thymine or uracil |
| always pairs with cyosine | guanine |
| 3 parts of ANY nucleotide | sugar, phosphate, N base |
| codon | triplet of bases in mRNA |
| anti-codon | triplet of bases in tRNA |
