14.1 Vocab Flashcards
1
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RNA
A
nucleic acid that contains ribosome
2
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Messenger RNA
A
RNA that carries instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to cell
3
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Ribosomal DNA
A
RNA that combines with proteins to create ribosomes
4
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Transfer RNA
A
RNA that transports every single amino acids to a ribosome during protein synthesis
5
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Transcription
A
Creation of an RNA molecule from a DNA outline
6
Q
RNA Polymerase
A
Enzyme that joins together the chain of RNA molecules during transcription using a DNA strand as a template
7
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Promoter
A
region of a gene where RNA polymerase can join and begin transcription
8
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Intron
A
Continuation of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein
