Module 19 Flashcards
1
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Codon
A
Three nucleotides in an mRNA molecule that specifies which amino acid should be added to a growing chain.
2
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Translation
A
Synthesis of polypeptide from the information of RNA sequence
3
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MRNA
A
type of RNA molecule that contains instruction to make protein
4
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Transcription
A
DNA and encoding an mRNA molecule with info to be taken to protein synthesis region
5
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Mutation
A
Changes to DNA sequence
6
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tRNA
A
Type of RNA, involved in protein synthesis that transports amino acids to ribosomes to be incorporated into emerging proteins
7
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tRNA
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Type of RNA, involved in protein synthesis that transports amino acids to ribosomes to be incorporated into emerging proteins
