DNA storesgeneticinformation, forming a double helix structure composed of nucleotides (one phosphate, one deoxyribose sygar and one nitrogenous base), which encodegenes and undergo replication for inheritance
RNA
Is a nucleic acid and contains sugar ribose and uracil (instead of thymine). It is shorter and single stranded. RNA cannot self replicate.
Amino Acids
Building blocks to make proteins. Functions of protein is building tissues, digesting food and strengthening immune system. The sequence of 3 RNA nucleotides is called a triplet codon and act as instructions that tell cells which amino acids, to use when making proteins
Transcription and Translation
Transcription is the process of copying genetic information from DNA into mRNA. Translation is the process of decoding mRNA to synthesize proteins.
EG: Transcription: DNA to mRNA; Translation: mRNA to protein; processes where genetic information is used to synthesize proteins.