Topic Three Protein Synthesis Flashcards
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Proteins
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The work horse of the cell
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Amino acid
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The polymer of a protein
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Gene
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A section of nucleotide chains
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Polypeptide
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Unfolded protein
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mRNA
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Messenger RNA
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tRNA
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Transfer RNA which takes amino acids to the ribosome where they are joined into a chain to form polypeptide bond
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rRNA
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Makes up the ribosomes
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Protein synthesis
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The process of making proteins occurs in two steps
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Transcription
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mRNA picks up the code from the dna template strand and takes it from the nucleus to the ribosome in the cytoplasm
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Translation
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The instructions (mRNA) are read by tRNA joins the amino acid in the right order in the ribosome
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Codon
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3 bases on mRNA strand
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Anticodon
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3 bases at the bottom of each tRNA
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Central dogma
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The main part
