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transcription ---- the process of a cell making RNA from DNA
translation ---- the process of a cell making protein from RNA
central dogma ---- the concept of DNA being transcribed to RNA which is translated into protein
ribose ---- a 5 carbon sugar that is a building block of RNA nucleotides
uracil ---- a nucleotide that is part of RNA instead of thymine which is a part of DNA
mRNA (messenger RNA) ---- RNA that codes for protein
AUG ---- the standard translation start codon which codes for methionine
codon ---- a three nucleotide segment of mRNA that codes for an amino acid
anti-codon ---- the part of tRNA that binds to the codon of mRNA
ribosome ---- a large complex made of RNA and protein where translation occurs (where proteins are made)