Transciprtion
conversion of DNA into mRNA
Translation
Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced
Four bases of DNA
Adenine (A)Guanine (G)Thymine (T)Cytosine (C)
Purines
Adenine and Guanine
Pyrimidines
Thymine and Cytosine
Nucleoside
A base that is attached to a 5-carbon cyclic sugar via an N-Glycosidic bond.
Nucleotide
A nucleoside with a phosphate esterified to carbon 5 of the sugar.