| A | B |
| Ribonucleic Acid | a molecule made up of a chain of nucleotides |
| uracil | one of the four bases that combine with sugar and phosphate to form a nucleotide |
| Transcription | the process of making RNA by using one strand of a DNA moleule |
| Translation | protien synthesis that takes place at ribosomes |
| Gene Expresssion | display of the genetic material of an organism |
| RNA Polymerase | enzyme that starts the making of RNA |
| Messenger RNA | RNA that carries to the ribosomes the ingormation to make a protein |
| Codon | three-nucleotide sequence on an mRNA molecule that codes |
| Genetic code | the rule that describe how the order of nucleotides, read |
| Tranfer RNA | a type of RNA that transfers amino acids |
| Anticodon | an area on a tRNA molecule that consists of three bases |
| Ribosomal RNA | a type of that, makes up a ribosome |