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2 Transcription Translation And Trafficking Flashcards

1
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Where in the cell is pre mRNA produced

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Nucleus

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2
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What are nuclear pores made of

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2 nuclear membranes

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3
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Where is mRNA translated

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Cytosol

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4
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What is a poly some

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mRNA molecules in cytosol covered in ribosomes

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5
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Function of the ER and Golgi apparatus

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Used for packaging and secretion of proteins

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6
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Lysosome function

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Degrade molecules imported into the cell and old/damaged cellular components

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7
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What are lysosomes made of

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Degradative enzymes

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8
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Where are nuclear proteins synthesised

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Cytosol

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9
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Where are nuclear proteins transported into

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Nucleus via the nuclear pore

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10
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What is cytosol

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Fluid part of cytoplasm

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11
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Function of nuclear proteins

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They have amino acids sequences that tag proteins to be imported into the nucleus

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12
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What happens in mitochondria

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Site of energy production - ATP is made

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13
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Function of RNA polymerase 1

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Synthesis rRNA

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14
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Function of RNA polymerase 2

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Synthesises mRNA, microRNA, and other non-coding RNAs

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15
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Function of RNA polymaerase 3

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synthesises tRNA, rRNA and other small RNAs

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16
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What is the TATA box and what’s its function

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A promoter region in eukaryotes- short run of T and A bases which varies slightly from gene to gene
Transcription factors bind to it

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17
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Location of the TATA box

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25 to 35 base pairs upstream from the start of transcription

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18
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Why are T and A bases used in TATA box

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They form the lowest energy bonds which are easiest to break - only 2 hydrogen bonds

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19
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Which enzyme binds to the TATA box

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RNA polymerase 2

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20
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What is a CpG island

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Stretches of DNA where there are a lot of C followed by G bases repeatedly

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21
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Location of CpG Islands

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Occur upstream of many genes

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22
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In what way is a CpG island similar to a TATA box

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It also has promoter activity

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23
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What does the p in CpG islands indicate

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There is a phosphodiester bond between the C and G bases

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24
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Can a CpG island be present as well as a TATA box

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Yes

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25
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Which C bases are methylated

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Ones outside of the CpG island

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26
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What is the effect of methylating

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It suppresses their expression

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27
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Give an example of when CpG methylation suppressing gene expression

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In X inactivation

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28
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For genes which are expressed, is the CpG island methylated?

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Nopeeee

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29
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In inactive genes, is the CpG island methylated

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Yes - as it suppresses their expression

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30
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What is transcription

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A process by which DNA is copied into RNA

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31
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What are the three sections of transcription

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Initiation
Elongation
Termination

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32
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Give a summary of the main steps in transcription

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  • RNA polymerase binds to promoter region (eg TATA box)
  • RNA polymerase separates the DNA strands
  • DNA polymerase adds complementary bases to the template strand (Uracil instead of thymine)
  • terminators signal that RNA transcript is complete
  • pre-mRNA is made
  • 5’ cap added
  • poly A tail added to 3’ end
  • splicing
  • spliceosome pastes exons together
  • mature mRNA formed
33
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What is translation

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Process by which mRNA is decoded to build a specific protein

34
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Where does translation occur

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Ribosome

35
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Give a summary of the main steps of translation

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  • tRNA bound to methionine attaches to small ribosomal unit
  • this binds to 5’ end of mRNA and goes along
  • when it reaches the AUG (start codon) it binds to the large ribosomal subunit too
  • methionine starts in P site
  • another amino acid attracted to tRNA enters A site
  • bond formed between the two aa
  • both move along one, one goes to the exit site
  • a site gets empty so can hold next tRNA with aa
  • Stop codons recognised by release factor
  • Protein released
  • aa deletion
  • protein folding
36
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Which enzyme separates the two strands of DNA during transcription

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RNA polymerase

37
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Which enzyme adds new complementary bases in transcription

A

DNA polymerase

38
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Function of DNA polymerase in transcription

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Adds new complementary bases

39
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Purpose of 5’ cap

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Protects the transcript from being broken down

Helps the ribosome attaches to the mRNA and start to make a protein

40
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Purpose of poly A tail

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The poly-A tail makes the RNA molecule more stable and prevents its degradation.

41
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What is the polyadenylation sequence

A

AAUAAA

42
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What is the poly A tail made up of

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100- 200 adenosine nucleotides

43
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What is RNA splicing

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Introns get removed by RNA spliceosome

44
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Function of the spliceosome in transcription

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Removes introns

Pastes exons together

45
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Give 3 differences between RNA and DNA

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  1. DNA has a double strand but RNA has a single strand
  2. RNA has uracil instead of thymine
  3. DNA has deoxyribose but RNA has ribose
46
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Which nucleotide does the splice site contain at the 3G’ end upstream

A

G-U dinucleotide at 3’ end

47
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Which dinucleotide does the splice site contain at 5’ downstream of intron

A

A-G dinucleotide at 5

48
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Which mRNAs do not have a poly(A)tail added

A

Histones

49
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Which part of the ribosome is the growing peptide chain in

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P site

50
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Are adenine and guanine purines or pyrimidines

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Purines

51
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Are thymine cytosine and uracil purines or pyrimidines

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Pyrimidines

52
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What happens before a poly(A)tail is added

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Cleaves mRNA - 20 nucleotides cleaved and then poly(A)tail added

53
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Which enzyme adds a poly(A)tail

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Poly(A) polymerase

54
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What is polycistronic mRNA

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MRNA which codes for several proteins involved in carrying out a particular task

55
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What is an Operon

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An operon is a cluster of functionally-related genes that are controlled by a shared operator.

56
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What is alternative splicing

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When splicing happens during transcription, there is slight variation in where exactly the splicing occurs= results in single gene coding for multiple different protein isoforms

57
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What is a protein isoform

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Same function but slightly different aa sequence

58
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Function of LCR - Locus Control Region

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Regulates transcription of genes and enhances gene expression

59
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What are the three stop codons

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UAA
UAG
UGA

60
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What is the start codon

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AUG

61
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Structure of tRNA

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Shaped like a clover leaf with:

  • a 3’ end
  • a 5’ end
  • T loop
  • D loop
  • anticodon loop
62
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What happens at the 3’ end of the tRNA

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Amino acid attached via aminoacyl synthetase

63
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Which enzyme attached the amino acid to the 3’ end of tRNA

A

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

64
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Role of aminoacyl synthetase

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Enzyme which attaches aa to 3’ end of tRNA molecule

Specific enzyme per tRNA which ensures that the correct tRNA is inserted

65
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Role of the T loop of a tRNA molecule

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Act as a recognition site for ribosome to form a ribosome tRNA complex

66
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Which part of the tRNA molecule forms a tRNA- ribosome complex

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T loop

67
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What does the anticodon loop on a tRNA molecule form

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H-bonds with complementary codon on mRNA

68
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What is wobble base pairing

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1st nucleotide on anticodon of tRNA can pair with different bases in 3rd position of mRNA codon

69
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Usually, tRNA molecules are specific to amino acids so why do cells synthesise less tRNA than expected

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A single tRNA can recognise multiple codons - (in wobble base pairing)

70
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Give an effect of Wobble base pairing

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Non-complementary base pairing can occur

71
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What is Watson Crick base pairing

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  • Purines pair with pyrimidines
  • complementary base pairing
  • C with G
  • A with T
  • A with U
72
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Example of non-complementary base-pairing: yeast tRNA for phenylalanine can recognise which two codons

A

UUC and UUU

73
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In translation, why might the initiation factor ignore AUG codons

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They are seen as ‘bad’/ not in good context

74
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What are the three sites in the ribosome

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E P A

75
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What happens in translation when the ribosome reached the stop codon

A

release factors bind & polypeptide chain released from ribosome in cytosol

76
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What is non-sense mediated decay

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Premature stop codon via mutation in mRNA – mRNA exposed & degrades downstream of stop codon

77
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Describe the structure of a ribosome briefly

A

Smaller subunit fits into depression of surface of larger subunit .
Eukaryotes: large subunit = 60s. Small subunit=40s. —>80s
Prokaryotes: large subunit = 50s. Small subunit=30s. —>70s

78
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What two things is a ribosome made of

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Protein and rRNA

Y1 IMS- Nucleic Acids (4 decks)

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