How Proteins are Made (Chapter 10)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 RNA | a nucleic acid which is a molecule of nucleotides linked together |
| uracil | complementary to adenine whenever RNA base-pairs with another nucleic acid |
| transcription | the process by which the instructions for making a protein are transferred from a gene to an RNA molecule |
| translation | a process where cells use 2 different types of RNA to read the instructions on the RNA molecule and put together the amino acids that make up the protein |
| gene expression | the entire process by which proteins are made based on the info encoded in DNA |
| RNA Polymerase | an enzyme that starts the formation of RNA by using a strand of a DNA molecule as a template |
| messenger RNA | a form of RNA that carries the instructions for making a protein from a gene & delivers it to the site of translation |
| codon | instructions are written in a series of 3-nucleotide sequences on the mRNA |
| Genetic Code | the amino acids and the "start" and "stop" signals that are coded for by each of the possible 64 mRNA codons |
| Transfer RNA | molecules on single strands of RNA that temporarily carry a specific amino acid on one end |
| Anticodon | a 3-nucleotide sequence on a tRNA that is complementary to a mRNA codon |
| Ribosomal RNA | RNA molecules that are part of the structure of ribosomes |
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