| A | B |
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| Another name for a double helix? | twisted ladder |
| What is the first step in protein synthesis? | DNA replication |
| What is the last step in protein synthesis? | translation |
| What are the building blocks of proteins? | amino acids |
| What does the letter "U" stand for in RNA? | uracil |
| What are the four complementary bases in DNA? | A, T, C, G |
| What are the four complementary bases in RNA? | U, C, G, A |
| Where does transcription take place at? | nucleus |
| Where does translation take place at? | ribosomes |
| What is DNA's full name? | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| What is RNA's full name? | ribonucleic acid |
| How many strands of DNA are there? | 2 |
| How many strands of RNA are there? | 1 |
| What has the shape of a 4 leaf clover? | tRNA |
| What breaks up hydrogen bonds between complementary base pairs? | helicase enzymes |
| What word is used to describe the parent strands used to guide the assembly (putting together) of the new daughter strands? | template |
| What part of a cell is capable of correctly matching nucleotides with complementary nitrogen bases? | polymerase enzymes |
| What is the name for the type of replication is when each daughter molecule contains only half of the parent molecule? | semi-conservative |
| Which comes first in the process of protein synthesis, transcription or translation? | transcription |
| What are the rules called for how the nitrogen bases match up? | base-pairing rules |
