Protein Synthesis Vocab Flashcards
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Transcription
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Process where information is copied into a macromolecule called mRNA
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Ribosomes
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Take “blue prints” to begin the process of protein synthesis
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mRNA
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carries information in triplets called codons
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tRNA
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Decodes codons
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Anticodon
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a sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer RNA molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger RNA.
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Amino acid
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Placed in chains of 10
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DNA
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Central storage area for information
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Translation
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final step on the way from DNA to protein. It is the synthesis of proteins directed by a mRNA template. The information contained in the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA is read as three letter words (triplets), called codons. Each word stands for one amino acid.
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Process of protein synthesis
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- DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
- mRNA goes out of the nucleus and goes to the ribosome.
- mRNA in the ribosome attracts the tRNA (which itself attracts amino acids).
- The combination of both mRNA and tRNA causes the codon in the mRNA to meet its anticodon in the tRNA. This is successively done, leading to the lengthening of the Amino Acid chain.
