| A | B |
|---|
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid |
| Replication | The process of DNA copying itself |
| Transcription | The process of DNA making RNA |
| Translation | The process of RNA making a protein |
| mRNA | RNA that tells how to put the protein together |
| tRNA | Brings amino acids to be placed into the protein |
| rRNA | Makes up a ribosome |
| Thymine | What adenine bonds to in DNA |
| Uracil | What adenine bonds to in RNA |
| Guanine | What cytosine bonds to in both DNA & RNA |
| Nucleotide | Consists of a sugar, phosphoric acid and a nitrogen base |
| Amino acid | The parts of a protein |
| A&G | Purines |
| T&C | Pyrimidines |
| UUU | The codon coded for by AAA in DNA |
| GAG | The tRNA coded for by CUC in mRNA |
| Codon | Three bases on mRNA that code for one amino acid |
| DNA | Type of nucleic acid that always stays in the nucleus |
| Ribose | Sugar in RNA |
| Deoxyribose | Sugar in DNA |
