Week 4 Vocabulary - Protein Synthesis

1.
transcription: making mRNA from DNA
Occurs in the nucleus

2.
translation: making proteins using mRNA and ribosomes
Occurs in the cytoplasm

3.
replication: duplication of DNA
Occurs during interphase in the nucleus

4.
uracil: pyrimidine found in RNA only
Pairs with adenine

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