Test 2 Text Book Chapter 11 Questions Flashcards
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What is the significance of the fact that many synonymous codons differ only in the third nucleotide?
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2
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Define reading frame.
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3
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Define overlapping code.
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4
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Define nonoverlapping code.
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5
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Define initiation codon.
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6
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Define termination codon.
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7
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Define sense codon.
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8
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Define nonsense codon
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9
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Define universal code.
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10
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Define non universal codons.
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11
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How is the reading frame of a nucleotide sequence set?
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12
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How are tRNAs linked to their corresponding amino acids?
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13
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What role do the initiation factors play in protein synthesis?
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14
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What events bring about the termination of translation?
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15
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Compare and contrast the process of protein synthesis in bacterial and eukaryotic cells, giving similarities and differences in the process of translation in these two types of cells.
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