Translation Flashcards

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alternative splicing

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keeping different exons in different cells which gives different mRNAs and proteins from the same DNA

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ribosomal large and small subunits

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made of ribosomal RNA and proteins, big on top and small on bottom

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triplet codon

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triplets of nucleotides which code for specific proteins; read 5’ to 3’

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ribosomal RNA

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makes ribosomes, most prevalent RNA in cell

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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picks up correct amino acid and binds to correct codon to create polypeptide chains

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anticodon

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the base pairings of the codon the tRNA wants to bind to

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aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

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binds an amino acid to its correct tRNA

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aminoacyl site

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where the amino acid is bonded to the tRNA (where new tRNA comes)

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peptidyl site

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main site where tRNA is attached to polypeptide

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exit site

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where tRNA leaves and detaches from polypeptide chain

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start codon

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tell ribosomes where along mRNA to start “AUG”

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stop codons / “nonsense codons”

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do not code for any amino acids; binds release factor (protein) which releases polypeptide

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initiator tRNA

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tRNA with AUG anticodon, attached to Methionine or fMet in bacteria

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untranslated regions

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mRNA is only translated between the stop and start codons; usually one protein coding segment per mRNA

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