| A | B |
|---|
| messenger RNA (mRNA) time period | protein synthesis |
| what does mRN carry copies of | the blueprints for assembling amino acids into proteins |
| mRNA carries copies. Where are the original plans? | the genes |
| genes are coded______ instructions | DNA |
| Both____ and _____ are made up of nucleotides | RNA and DNA |
| A nucleotide is a type of long | molecule |
| nucleotides are made up of | a 5-carbon sugar, phosphate and a nitrogen-containing base |
| nitrogenous means...... | it contains nitrogen |
| monomer | the small units put together to make polymers |
| macromolecules result from what process? | polymerization 1+1+1+1+= |
| monomer/polymer..____/neucleic acids | nucleotide |
| amino acids are the monomers of what substances? | proteins |
| How many carbons are in the sugar of a nucleotide? | 5 |
| what makes DNA different from RNA sugar? | DNA-deoxyribose (a sugar) Rna-ribose (a different sugar) |
