Protein Synthesis

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The monomer units of DNA and RNA are

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nucleotides

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What is the signal that marks the end of a gene and causes transcription to stop?

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a terminator

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Which enzyme catalyzes the linkage together of RNA nucleotides to form RNA?

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polymerase

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The RNA codon AUG means

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start the protein here

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Experiments have demonstrated "the words" of the genetic code are

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3 nucleotide sequences

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The transfer of genetic info from DNA to RNA is called

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transcription

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Flow of information when a gene directs synthesis of a cellular component: RNA-DNA-RNA-PROTEIN, DNA-RNA-PROTEIN, PROTEIN-RNA-DNA, DNA-AMINO ACID-RNA-PROTEIN

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DNA-RNA-PROTEIN

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Translation consists of which of the following?

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conversion of genetic info from the language of nucleic acids to the language of proteins

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What is required for translation to occur?

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All of these: energy, ribosomes, tRNA

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What occurs when RNA polymerase attaches to a promoter DNA?

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Initiation of mRNA