DNA/RNA/Proteins REview

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What is the job of messenger RNA?

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To carry genetic information.

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What is required for the process of translation?

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Ribosomes as sites for the process of protein synthesis.

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What terminates translation?

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The arrival of the ribosome to a stop codon, such as UGA.

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What must happen in DNA for transcription to begin?

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The bonds between the base pairs must break.

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What is a nucleotide?

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The basic building block of DNA and RNA, consisting of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate group.

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What is the role of transfer RNA (tRNA)?

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To transfer amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix formed by two strands of nucleotides.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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To serve as the site of protein synthesis.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into messenger RNA.

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What are codons?

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Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that specify an amino acid.