Protein Synthesis

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What is the process of protein synthesis that involves converting DNA to mRNA?

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What is the process of protein synthesis that involves decoding mRNA to form a protein?

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Translation

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Where does translation occur in the cell?

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Cytoplasm

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In RNA, which nitrogen base pairs with adenine?

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Uracil

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where translation occurs, synthesizing proteins from mRNA.

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What is the structure that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome?

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mRNA (messenger RNA)

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What are the three types of RNA involved in protein synthesis?

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mRNA, tRNA (transfer RNA), and rRNA (ribosomal RNA)

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What is the function of tRNA in translation?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome and matches them to the mRNA codon.

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that specifies an amino acid.