RNA Flashcards

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1
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How do we get to DNA to an actual model protein?

A

Transcription and Translation

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2
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RNA reads and codes for our genes…

A

Codons

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3
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What does mRNA do ?

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copies the genetic instructions from DNA in the nucleus and carries the instructions to the cytoplasm.

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4
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What does tRNA do?

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brings amino acids to ribosomes, where they are joined together to form proteins.

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5
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RNA contains sugar.

A

TRUE

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6
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RNA contains the nitrogen base uracil (U) instead of thymine.

A

TRUE

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7
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RNA consists of one nucleotide chain instead of two

A

TRUE

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8
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What’s rRNA?

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helps form ribosomes, the organelle where proteins are assembled.

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9
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Transcription

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The makes DNA a strand of mRNA.

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10
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How many different codons do we have?

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61 but 64 including the 3 stop signal codons.

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11
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These relationships between mRNA codons and amino acids

A

genetic code

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12
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What does mRNA and tRNA binds to?

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a structure called ribosomes.

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13
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tRNA has a anti-condon

A

TRUE

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14
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Ribosomes get together with tRNA?

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TRUE

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15
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amino acids are brought to the ribosome by tRNA.

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TRUE

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16
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translation

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Ribosome reads the Condon’s, Ribosome then looks for matching Condon, Ribosomes then pulls tRNA with the Condon, then the tRNA carry’s the amino acid and Condon’s,