Protein Synthesis

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What is the process of using an mRNA to make a protein called?

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Translation

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What best describes translation?

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Converts mRNA into a polypeptide.

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What is the tRNA anticodon for the mRNA codon CAG?

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GUC

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What type of gene mutation is characterized by the addition of one or more nucleotide pairs?

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Insertion frameshift.

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What is the main purpose of the sequences of nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Carries instructions for the traits of an organism.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.

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What role does mRNA play in protein synthesis?

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It serves as a template for assembling amino acids into a protein.

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What is an amino acid?

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The building blocks of proteins, coded by mRNA.

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What is a codon?

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A sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.

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What is the role of ribosomes in translation?

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They facilitate the assembly of amino acids into polypeptides.