Chapter 13.2 Flashcards
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Genetic code
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Collections of codons of mRNA , each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthase
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Polypeptide
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Long chain of amino acids that make proteins
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Codon
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Group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated into a protein
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Translation
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Process by which the sequence of bases of an mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein
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Anticodon
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Group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of mRNA
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Gene expression
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Process by which a gene produces its product and the product carries out its function
