ctm 5 Flashcards
1
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central dogma
A
describes the flow of genetic material from dna to mrna to protein
2
Q
transcription
A
The frist step dna to rna. It takes place in the nucleus where dna is the template to make
3
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translation
A
rna to protein. Translation is the transfer of genetic instructions in rna to a protein made of amino acids
4
Q
codon
A
three mrna nucleotides form a codon
5
Q
universal
A
all living organisms use the same genetic code
6
Q
unambiguous
A
1 codon only codes for 1 amino acid
7
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redundant
A
mutiple codons can code for the same one amino acid
