14 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated into a protein
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codon
2
Q
type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell
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Messenger RNA
3
Q
Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes
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Ribosomal DNA
4
Q
Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
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Transfer RNA
5
Q
Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
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Transcription
6
Q
Process by which the sequence of bases of mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein
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Translation
