4.3 DNA and Protein synthesis

Question 1

Proteome

Answer 1

All the proteins you can make

Question 2

mRNA

Answer 2

Messenger RNA
single stranded
Can leave the nucleus
Carries genetic code
No introns
Made during transcription

Question 3

Pre m RNA

Answer 3

Messenger RNA before introns spliced out

Question 4

tRNA

Answer 4

Transfer RNA
Single strand
Clover shape
Carry specific amino acid

Question 5

Transcription

Answer 5

Process of production of mRNA from DNA

Question 6

RNA polymerase

Answer 6

Enzyme which catalysed the joining of mRNA nucleotides

Question 7

Splicing

Answer 7

Removal of introns from pre mRNA by specialised enzymes

Question 8

Translation

Answer 8

Production of my polypeptides from sequence of mRNA codons

Question 9

Microsatellites

Answer 9

Non coding unique repeating units of DNA.

Think name tag

Question 10

What is the central dogma of protein synthesis?

Answer 10

DNA

Transcription (make mRNA copy)

RNA

Translate (code read to make amino acid chain)

PROTEIN

Question 11

Genome

Answer 11

All the genes that you possess