Protein Synthesis

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The central dogma of biology states that information flows in one direction from

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DNA to RNA to proteins

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Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA

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CAUCAGU

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The main function of tRNA is to...

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bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

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What occurs directly after RNA polymerase recognizes a gene?

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Free-floating nucleotides pair up with exposed DNA bases

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What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

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codon

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Which phrase best describes translation? Options: converts mRNA into a polypeptide, catalyzes bonds between amino acids, produces RNA from DNA molecules, recycles tRNA molecules for reuse

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converts mRNA into a polypeptide

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Site of transcription? Options: vacuole, lysosome, nucleus, ribosome

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nucleus

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Site of translation? Options: vacuole, lysosome, nucleus, ribosome

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ribosome

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What carries the genetic code from the nucleus to the cytoplasm? Options: DNA, tRNA, mRNA, rRNA

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mRNA

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A tRNA that carries the amino acid methionine pairs with which type of codon?

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start codon