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Protein Synthesis Flashcards

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Transcription

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Process of copying a nucleotide sequence of DNA

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Codon

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sequence of three nucleotides that codes for one amino acid

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Nucleotide

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Monomer that forms DNA

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Translation

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Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced

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Double Helix

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Two strands that wind around one another (Structure of DNA)

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mRNA

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Carries genetic information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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Amino Acid

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Molecule that makes up proteins composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur

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tRNA

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Form of RNA that brings amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

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Cytosine

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Matches with Guanine

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Uracil

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Matches with Adenine

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Protein

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Polymer composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; folds into a particular structure depending on bonds between amino acids

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Anticondon

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Sequence of three nucleotide’s in a tRNA molecule that binds to a complementary mRNA codon during translation

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DNA Polymerase

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Enzyme that makes binds between nucleotide’ss

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Nucleus

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Double membrane that acts as the storehouse for most cell’s DNA

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Guanine

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Matches with Cytosine

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RNA Polymerase

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Enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand

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RNA Polymerase

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Enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary strand

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Pyrimidine

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Nitrogenous base, has one circular ring structure, C, T, match with purine

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Complementary side

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Either of the two sides that make u a double helix of DNA

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rRNA

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RNA that is in the ribosome and guides the translation of mRNA into a protein

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Replication

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Process by which DNA is copied

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Ribosome

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Organelle that links amino acids together to form proteins

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Adenine

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Matches Thymine and Uracil

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RNA

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Molecule that allows for transmission of genetic information and protein synthesis

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Purine

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Nitrogenous base, has two circular ring structures, A, G, match wit ha pyrimidine

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