1. Hydrophobic: tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix or be wetted by water.

2. Hydrophilic: tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water.

3. Polymer: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds that is formed by a combination of smaller molecules.

4. Gene: a unit of a chromosome that codes for a specific hereditary trait.

5. Amino Acid: building blocks for peptides.

6. Protein: nutrients made up of amino acids that build, maintain, and replace tissues in your body.

7. Transcription: the process when the amino acid bases are copied onto this RNA strand.

8. Peptide: building blocks of proteins.

9. Side Chain: a shorter chain or group of atoms attached to a principal chain or to a ring in a molecule.

10. Hydrogen Bond: a chemical bond that consists of a hydrogen atom bonded with something that is slightly negative.

11. Codon: a sequence of three adjacent nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal