Key Terms Related To Molecular Biology

Key Terms Related To Molecular Biology

This text highlights key terms important for the study of the structure of DNA, DNA replication, transcription, translation, and how genes are regulated.

Topics

  • alternative RNA splicing
  • codon
  • deoxyribose
  • DNA ligase
  • DNA polymerase
  • double helix
  • epigenetic
  • exon
  • gene expression
  • genetic code
  • helicase
  • intron
  • lagging strand
  • leading strand
  • mismatch repair
  • mRNA
  • mutation
  • nitrogenous base
  • nontemplate strand
  • nucleotide excision repair
  • Okazaki fragments
  • phosphate group
  • post-transcriptional
  • post-translational
  • primer
  • promoter
  • replication fork
  • RNA polymerase
  • rRNA
  • semiconservative replication
  • splicing
  • start codon
  • stop codon
  • telomerase
  • telomere
  • template strand
  • transcription bubble
  • tRNA