14.1 Vocab Flashcards
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RNA
A
Single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose
2
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Messenger RNA
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Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell
3
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Ribosomal RNA
A
Type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes
4
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Transfer RNA
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Type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis
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Transcription
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Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template
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RNA Polymerase
A
Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template
7
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Promoter
A
Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription
8
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Intron
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Sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein
