| A | B |
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| RNA | single-stranded nucleic acid that contains uracil. |
| Transcription | process by which RNA is made |
| RNA polymerase | enzyme that binds directly to a DNA molecule during transcription |
| mRNA | form of RNA that serves as a messenger from DNA to the rest of a cell |
| rRNA | form of RNA that is part of the structure of ribosomes |
| tRNA | form of RNA that transfers amino acids to the ribosome during the assembly of a protein. |
| Polypeptide | chain of amino acids held together by peptide bonds |
| Genetic code | consits of 64 codons along with their corresponding amino acids |
| Codon | group of three nucleotides in mRNA that specifies an amino acid |
| Translation | process by which the nucleotides in mRNA are decoded into a sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide |
