Ribonucleic
Like DNA, ______ acid (RNA) is a molecule made of nucleotides linked together.
Polymerase
RNA ____ is an enzyme involved in transcription.
Messenger
The type of RNA that carries the instructions for making a protein from a gene to the site of translation is called ____ RNA.
Gene
The entire process by which proteins are made is called ______ expression.
Transcription
The process for transferring a gene's instructions for making a protein to an mRNA molecule is called ______.
Codon
A three-nucleotide sequence on the mRNA that specifies an amino acid or "start" or "stop" signal is a______.
Operator
A piece of DNA that serves as an on-off switch for transcription is an ________.
Intron
A long segment of nucleotides on a eukaryotic gene that has no coding information is an ______.
Repressor
A protein that binds to an operator and inhibits transcription is known as ______.
Exon
A portion of a eukaryotic gene that is translated is an ______.
Translation
A process that puts together the amino acids that make up a protein is known as ______.
Anticodon
A three-nucleotide sequence on a tRNA that is complementary to one of the codons of the genetic code is an ______.
Ribosomal
RNA molecules that are part of the structure of ribosomes are called ______ RNA.
Transfer
RNA molecules that temporarily carry a specific amino acid on one end are called ______ RNA.
Genetic
The _______ code specifies the amino acids and "start' and "stop" signals with their codon.
Operon
The collective name for a group of genes involved in the same function, their promoter site, and their operator is _______.