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Protein Synthesis Flashcards

1
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instructions to make proteins, contains gene

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DNA

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2
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continuous string of nucleotides containing the region that codes for an RNA molecule

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Gene

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3
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two regions of the gene

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promotor, terminator

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4
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contain regulatory sequences near the promotor

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gene

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5
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encoded RNA is used to synthesize a protein

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gene expression

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6
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two processes of gene expression

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transcription and translation

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7
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occurs in the nucleus, DNA is used as a template to make mRNA

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transcription

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8
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aids the DNA to make an mRNA

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RNA polymerase

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9
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transcription has three stages

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initiation, elongation, termination

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10
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promoter region functions as a recognition site for RNA polymerase to bind which causes the DNA double helix to unwind and open

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initiation

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RNA polymerase slides along the template DNA strand

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elongation

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12
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links nucleotides to the 3’ end

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RNA polymerase

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13
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mRNA transcript is complete

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termination

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14
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example of terpenes

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plastoquinone

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15
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example of phospholipids

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phosphoglycerides

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16
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examples of glycolipids

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glycophingolipids

17
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occurs in the cytoplasm mRNA is used to make a polypeptide

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translation

18
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regions that code for protein

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exons

19
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noncoding sections (need to be removed for translation)

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introns

20
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added to remove introns

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5’ cap and 3’ tail

21
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performed to remove the intron segments and join the adjacent exons

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intron spilicing

22
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which substance perform intron splicing

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spliceosome

23
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group of three letter codes of nitrogenous bases

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codons

24
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start codon

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AUG (Methathione)

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end codon

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UAG, UAA, UGA

26
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what kind of RNA begins translation

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mRNA

27
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its anticodon sequence determines the type of amino acids

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tRNA

28
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three distinct regions in the large ribosomal unit

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E, P, A regions

29
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the entrance region

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A region

30
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transfer region

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P region

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exit region

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E region

32
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binds into the a-site

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release factor

33
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released from the tRNA in the p site

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polypeptide

34
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which nitrogenous base is linked by 2 hydrogen bonds

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Adenine Thymine

35
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which nitrogenous base is linked by 3 hydrogen bonds

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Guanine Cytosine

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