Protein Synthesis Flashcards
1
Q
What is transcription
A
Where small sections of DNA are replicated as mRNA in order to leave the nucleus through nucleus pores
2
Q
What is translation
A
The assembly of polypeptide chains in the ribosome
3
Q
What is protein synthesis
A
Polypeptide chains are synthesised from DNA in ribosomes
4
Q
What is DNA helicase role
A
catalyze the disruption of the hydrogen bonds that hold the two strands of double-stranded DNA together
5
Q
What bonds are broken between the DNA strands by DNA helicase
A
Hydrogen Bonds
6
Q
In mRNA what is thymine replaced by
A
Uracil
7
Q
RNA polymerase forms what bonds between complementary bases zipping up the complementary nucleotides
A
Phospodiester bonds
