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1
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from RNA language to

A

amino acid language

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How many kinds of RNA are there?

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3 kinds

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3
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What is tRNA?

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Transfer RNA

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What is mRNA?

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messenger RNA

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what is rRNA?

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ribosomal RNA

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RNA codes in triplets called

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codons

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what are codons?

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groups of 3 nucleic acid bases

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True or False: Codons are redundant.

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True

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True or False: Only one codon codes for the same amino acid

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False

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What does mRNA contain?

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the code

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what does tRNA do?

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transfers amino acids

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tRNA contains anticodons. What are anticodons?

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correspond to codons (opposite bases)

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13
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What does rRNA match?

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tRNA and mRNA by their codons/anticodons

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14
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which type of RNA joins amino acids to form a polypeptide chain?

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rRNA

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What are the two parts of the ribosome?

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Large and small

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Which enzyme loads tRNA?

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aminoacyl tRNA synthase

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How many kinds of aminoacyl tRNA synthase are there?

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20 kinds

18
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What does aminoacyl tRNA synthase do?

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Connects amino acids and tRNA

19
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What is the start codon?

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Methionine (AUG)

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Where do codons begin?

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at the start codon

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What are the stop codons?

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UAA, UAG, UGA

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what happens at the a site?

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codons are matched to anticodons

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at the p site,

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amino acids are joined to create a polypeptide chain

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at the e site,

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empty tRNA is ejected from the ribosome

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