Ch. 15 The Genetic Code and Translation Flashcards
3 groups that are in every amino acid…
NH3+
COO-
H
This type of bond joins amino acids together
peptide
peptide bonds are made through
dehydration synthesis
True or False: proteins can have a primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary level of structure
True
A group of 3 nucleotides in mRNA
codon
What property allows for more than one codon to code for the same amino acid?
degenerate
How do you use the codon chart?
mRNA; 5’ to 3’
What describes the situation where the pairing at the third codon position is relaxed?
wobble
The codon and anticodon are ___ and ___
antiparallel
complementary
mRNA is read by the ribosome from…
5’ to 3’
What does not code for an amino acid and signal the end of translation?
stop/termination codon
True or False: The codon chart we use applies universally with no exceptions
False
The 5’ end of the mRNa matches to the ___ terminus of the protein
N
Order of translation
tRNA charging
initiation
elongation
termination
Where does the amino acid bind to tRNA
acceptor stem