From RNA To Protein Flashcards
1
Q
Codons
A
Triplet nucleotide sequences
2
Q
Redundancy
A
Amino acids coded for by more than one codon
3
Q
tRNA
A
Key adaptors required for protein synthesis
4
Q
Anticodon
A
Found on tRNA - forms base pairs with complementary sequence on mRNA
5
Q
tRNA synthetase
A
Enzyme which attaches the correct amino acid to the tRNA
6
Q
Ribosome
A
Factory of translation - made up of large and small subunits
7
Q
tRNA docking sites on an mRNA binding site
A
Aminoacyl tRNA site, Peptidyl tRNA site, Exit site
8
Q
Methionine codon
A
Codon which translation is initiated at
9
Q
Stop codon
A
Codon at which translation terminates - UAA, UAG, UGA
