Cell Growth Flashcards
Protein Synthesis
Cell growth, maintenance, controlling structure and function
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid- is made of two polymer strands twisted in a double-helix structure
What does DNA contain?
Alternating sugar and phosphate groups (salt)
Monomer
a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules forming a polymer
Polymer
large molecules made up of smaller, repeating units that are chemically connected to one another
Nucleotides
building blocks that form the structure of DNA & RNA
What are the 4 types of nucleotides?
(A) Adenine (T) Thymine (G) Guanine (C) Cytosine
Nucleotides are made of?
phosphoric acid (salt), nitrogenous base, and a sugar
Deoxyribose
is the sugar component in a nucleotide
How are nucleotides paired?
Adenine - Thymine (A-T)
Guanine - Cytosine (G-C)
What are nucleotides held by in DNA/RNA
Hydrogen bonds
Codons
a specific combination of 3 nucleotides that encode for a particular amino acid during protein synthesis
Amino acids
molecules that combine to form proteins.
Steps to form a codon
Nucleotides will code for amino acids. The amino acids will group together to form Codons
Transcription
DNA is converted to mRNA -it takes a strand of DNA as a template to build RNA
Translation
mRNA is used to make proteins
How do you get a molecule to a protein?
Through transcription and translation
The Central Dogma
a theory stating that genetic information flows only in one direction, from DNA to RNA, to protein, or RNA directly to protein.
What links DNA and proteins
RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid- it’s present in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA. RNA is most often single-stranded
mRNA
Messenger RNA- a type of RNA molecule that is necessary for protein production.
Which stands is used to transcribe a gene?
The template strand
Where is the start codon of RNA in a DNA stand?
The AUG sequence