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Lecture 5 Flashcards

1
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Blueprint for protein synthesis

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DNA

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2
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Segment of DNA that codes for 1 polypeptide

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Gene

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3
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Part of DNA that codes for polypeptides

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Exon

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4
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Part of DNA that is noncoding

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Intron

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5
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Information flow

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DNA -> RNA -> proteins

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6
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RNA formed from DNA

Occurs in nucleus

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Transcription

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Types of RNA:

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mRNA
tRNA
rRNA

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8
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Protein synthesis
Polypeptide formed from mRNA
Occurs in cytoplasm
By ribosomes

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Translation

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9
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Steps in translation

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Add amino acid to tRNA
Assemble players
Adding new amino acids
Stopping the process

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