Gene expression Flashcards
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Translation
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Process in which polypeptides are assembled in the ribosomes
2
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Transcription
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Process in which copy of DNA is made and travels to the cytoplasm from the nucleus
3
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mRNA
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RNA polymerase reads DNA template strand to make complementary copy of mRNA
4
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Codon
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Three bases that forms a triplet in which the ribosome reads mRNA
5
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tRNA
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tRNA molecule with anticodon brings amino acid to the ribosome according to order of codons on the mRNA
6
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rRNA
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Molecule that forms part of the ribosome
7
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Start codon
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AUG, a codon that shows beginning for transcription and translation
8
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Stop codon
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Polypeptide is released when stop codon is reached
9
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Gene expression steps
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- RNA polymerase unwinds DNA template strand and creates mRNA
- mRNA travels to ribosome from the nucleus and tRNA which has complementary anticodon to mRNA brings amino acid
- Polypeptide is released once stop codon is reached
- Polypeptide is sent to ER for modification
