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Matching pairs
Find the terms (1 to 32) that match the descriptions (A to P).
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A
chain of nucleotides in DNA
1
DNA
17
rRNA
B
sub-units of DNA
2
RNA
18
mRNA
C
mineral ion in nucleic acids
3
purine
19
transcription
D
pentose sugar in DNA
4
pyrimidine
20
codon
E
group of three bases in DNA
5
cytosine
21
adenine
F
base that replaces thymine in RNA
6
deoxyribose
22
triplet
G
group of three bases in tRNA that pairs
with bases in mRNA
7
double helix
23
base pairing
H
process whereby new DNA is produced
8
Watson and
Crick
24
thiamine
I
base that pairs with cytosine in DNA
9
ribose
25
polynucleotide
J
sugar in RNA
10
polypeptide
26
stop codon
K
base that pairs with adenine in DNA
11
guanine
27
hydrogen
bond
L
base that pairs with guanine in DNA
12
uracil
28
amino acid
M
sequence of three bases in mRNA that
pairs with bases in tRNA
13
nucleotides
29
replication
N
process by which mRNA is produced
from DNA
14
thymine
30
phosphate
O
sequence of three bases in mRNA that
does not code for any amino acid
15
anticodon
31
protein
P
the type of bond that holds the two
polynucleotide chains together in DNA
16
tRNA
32
ribosome
J
K
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
L
M
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