AP Biology Genetics Vocab 2
Directions: Your foldable will include 10 vocab words. You can choose any 10
vocabulary words from the list below (or from words that you find in your notes!)
Transcription: the synthesis of RNA using information in DNA
Translation: the synthesis of a polypeptide, using information in the mRNA
Ribosomes: the sites of translation
Codon: mRNA base triplets
Haploid- 23 chromosomes
Diploid- 46 chromosomes
Centromere- the structure in the center of the chromosome where sister
chromatids attach
Daughter cells: cells that are identical to the one that produced it
Spindle fibers: string-like structures that help pull chromosomes apart.
Homologous Chromosomes: a pair of chromosomes having the same gene
sequences, each from one parent
Gamete: sex cells that have 23 chromosomes
Your vocab foldable can also include (but is not limited to) the following words found in
your notes:
Template strand
Transcription Initiation Complex
RNA processing
RNA splicing
Introns
Exons
Alternative Splicing
Spliceosomes
Codon
tRNA
rRNA