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Unit 1 chapter 3 Flashcards

1
Q

the region on a DNA strand that stops a growing mRNA molecule from growing anymore

A

Terminator Sequence of Nucleotides

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2
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the second type of RNA that meets mRNA at the ribosome, where translation occurs

A

Transfer RNA (tRNA)

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3
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the name of the region on DNA where transcription is initiated

A

Promoter Region

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4
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the name given to non-coding regions on a RNA strand

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Introns

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5
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the repeating units that make up a single-stranded RNA

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RNA Nucleotides

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6
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the type of strand that is synthesised from a DNA strand and carries information to the Ribosome

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Messenger RNA (mRNA)

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7
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the three parts that make up an RNA Nucleotide

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Ribose Sugar, Base and Phosphate Group

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8
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the name of the enzyme responsible for transcription

A

RNA Polymerase

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9
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the end to which RNA polymerase can add new nucleotides during transcription

A

3’ end

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10
Q

the two processes involved in gene expression

A

Transcription and Translation

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11
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the structure where assembly of amino acids takes place in a cell

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Ribosomes

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12
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the name of the process by which a mRNA strand is synthesised from a section of DNA

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Transcription

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13
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In RNA the base that replaces thymine found in DNA

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Uracil (U)

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14
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the name given to coding regions on a DNA Strand

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Exons

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15
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the name given to the process of cutting out introns and putting together exons to form a mature transcript

A

RNA Splicing

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16
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the name given to the triplet of bases on a mRNA strand

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codons

17
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the name given to the mRNA strand that becomes separated from its DNA template

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Primary Transcript of mRNA

18
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what the mRNA codon that codes for the amino acid Methionine act as.

A

Start Codon

19
Q

what mRNA codons that don’t code for an amino acid act as

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Stop Codon

20
Q

the name given to the process by which a single polypeptide chain may need to be cut by enzymes to become active

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Cleavage

21
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the name given to the complementary triplet of bases found on a tRNA strand

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Anti-Codons

22
Q

the type of bond that forms between amino acids

A

Peptide Bonds

23
Q

the reason why different mRNA molecules are produced from the same primary transcript

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Alternative Segments of RNA may be treated as Exons and Introns

24
Q

the name given to the modification of a protein by either folding, coiling, cutting or adding phosphate or carbohydrate groups to the protein

A

Post- Translational Modifications

25
Q

the region that a ribosome must bind to on a mRNA template so that translation can begin

A

5’ end

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