| A | B |
| GENE | SEGEMENT OF DNA SERVING AS INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING A PROTEIN |
| SEGMENT OF DNA THAT DETERMINES A TRAIT | GENE |
| mRNA | CARRIES GENE CODE FROM NUCLEUS TO RIBOSOMES |
| MADE DURING TRANSCRIPTION | mRNA |
| MADE DURING TRANSLATION | PROTEIN |
| WHERE TRANSCRIPTION OCCURS | NUCLEUS |
| WHERE TRANSLATION OCCURS | RIBOSOMES |
| tRNA | TRANSPORTS AMINO ACIDS TO RIBOSOMES |
| rRNA | MAJOR COMPONENT OF RIBOSOMES |
| MUTATION | ERROR IN A DNA SEQUENCE |
| DOWN'S SYNDROME | DISORDER CAUSED BY AN EXTRA CHROMOSOME |
| GENE SPLICING | INSERTING A GENE FROM ONE ORGANISM INTO THE CHROMOSOME OF DIFFERENT ORGANISM |
| CLONING | MAKING AN IDENTICAL COPY OF AN ORGANISM FROM ONE OF ITS CELLS |