Protein Synthesis (Proteins, amino acids, transcription, translation, protein structure, protein folding)

Question 1

DNA

Answer 1

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid.

Question 2

Chromosome

Question 3

Allele

Question 4

Gene

Answer 4

A sequence/section of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and that determines a particular characteristic (trait) in an organism.

Question 5

Genotype

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Phenotype

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Codon

Question 8

Codon

Question 9

Degenerate Code

Question 10

Gene Translation

Question 11

Gene Transcription

Question 12

Nucleic Acid Definition

Answer 12

Any of the various complex organic acids (as DNA or mRNA) that are composed of nucleotide chains

Question 13

Nucleic Acid Process

Answer 13

Nucleic acids are essential to all known forms of life. They are known as “information molecules” as they contain the inherited code for making proteins and controlling cellular activites. The primary nucleic acid is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The other important form of nucleic acid is ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Question 14

Polypeptide Chain

Question 15

Protein

Answer 15

Any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms.

Question 16

RNA

Answer 16

A nucleic acid which

Question 17

Triplet

Question 18

How many amino acids are used to make proteins in humans?

Answer 18

20 amino acids

Question 19

What are the two main types of protein?

Answer 19

1. Fibrous Protein
2. Globular Protein

Question 20

Transcription

Question 21

Translation