Transfer and Ribosomal RNAs Flashcards
What allows tRNAs and rRNAs to fold into specific conformations that are required for their function?
what is the typical length of tRNAs?
how many tRNAs are there and what is it encoded by?
what do tRNAs contain? what are nonstandard bases?
what are the two regions of a tRNA?
What are tRNAs with the same anticodon always linked to?
what is the tRNA that is linked to an amino acid called?
what it the covalent link between the tRNA and the appropriate amino acid created by?
how many different aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are there?
what are aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase’s specific for?
what is the process called when an amino acid is attached to a tRNA called?
what is a tRNA called without an attached amino acid?
Are there fewer tRNA’s than codons, yes or no? why?
how many bases are in a codon? how are they numbered?
how is the pairing for codon and anticodons?
how is the paring like for the first two codons different than the last pairing?
what is it called when a base of an anticodon has the ability to pair with more than one base in the third position of a codon called?
what is the wobble position?
what is a major component of ribosomes?
what does a ribosome do?
how many parts are a ribosome made up of and what do they do?
what are ribosome sizes indicated in?
what are ribosome sizes indicated in?
what are bacterial ribosomes in the svedberg units? and what is made up of?
what are eukaryotic ribosomes in the svedberg units? and what is made up of?
what are the three sites that are capable of attaching a ribosome to tRNA?
what is the small subunit of the ribosome have the ability to attach to?
