| A | B |
|---|
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| tRNA | transfer ribonucleic acid |
| nucleotide | a single monomer of either DNA or RNA |
| deoxyribose | the sugar found in DNA nucleotides |
| ribose | the sugar found in RNA nucleotides |
| complimentary base pair | nitrogenous bases that match each other, like G-C or A-T |
| DNA replication | when deoxyribonucleic acid makes 2 identical strands before mitosis or meiosis |
| helicase | an unzipping enzyme for DNA or RNA |
| DNA polymerase | an enzyme that reads DNA so it can replicate itself |
| transcription | the process by which DNA codes for mRNA |
| translation | the ribosomal process by which mRNA codes for proteins (amino acid sequences) |
| RNA polymerase | an enzyme that reads DNA to make mRNA |
| codon | a 3-base message on mRNA |
| anticodon | a 3-base message on tRNA |
