Gene expression Flashcards

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What is gene expression?

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Process of how specific genes are activated to produce required proteins

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What does gene expression involve?

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Transcription and Translation of DNA sequences

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Genes are expressed to produce?

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Proteins

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What do Transcription and Translation both include?

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Three types of RNA (mRNA, tRNA, rRNA)

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What makes up a RNA molecule?

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Single stranded molecule and is composed of nucleotides containing ribose sugar, phosphate and one of the four bases

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What does messenger mRNA do?

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mRNA carries a copy of the DNA code to the ribosome

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What happens to mRNA?

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mRNA is transcribed in the nucleus and translated into proteins in the cytoplasm by ribosome

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What is the triplet of mRNA bases called?

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A codon which codes for a specific amino acid

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What does tRNA do?

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tRNA (transport RNA) molecules carry their specific amino acid to the ribosome

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