| Term | Definition |
| tRNA | This RNA molecule delivers amino acids to a polypeptide chain |
| mRNA | This RNA molecule has a chemical "blueprint" encoded for a protein product |
| DNA | Doexyribonucleic acid |
| Guanine | Cytosine goes with |
| Adenine | Thymine goes with |
| Transcription | The first step of protein synthesis |
| Initiation | The second step of protein synthesis |
| Elongation | The third step of protein synthesis |
| Termination | The last step of protein synthesis |
| Nucleus | This is where transcription takes place |
| DNA gene | Transcription transcribes mRNA from this |
| Cytoplasm | The mRNA molecules migrate to this from the nucleus |
| AUG | The starting codon for a mRNA sequence |