How Cells Make Proteins

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What base in RNA pairs with adenine in DNA?

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Uracil

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Where does protein synthesis occur in a cell?

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In the ribosome, not the nucleus.

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What are the components of the backbone of RNA?

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Sugar and phosphate.

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What is the complementary mRNA sequence to the DNA strand AACTGAA?

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UUGACUU

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What is the role of transfer RNA (tRNA) in protein synthesis?

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tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome and matches them to the mRNA sequence.

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.

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What are the four nitrogen bases found in RNA?

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Adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine.

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.

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What is translation in the context of protein synthesis?

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The process of decoding mRNA to build a protein.

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What is the function of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.