DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis

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What type of bonds hold sugars and phosphates together in DNA?

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Strong covalent bonds.

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What are the pyrimidines in DNA?

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Thymine and Cytosine.

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What molecule is produced by transcription and translation?

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Polypeptide.

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What does tRNA stand for and what is its function?

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Transfer RNA; it carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the start codon in mRNA?

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AUG (Methionine).

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What are the two main processes of protein synthesis?

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Transcription and Translation.

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What is the function of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains deoxyribose; RNA is single-stranded and contains ribose.

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What is a codon?

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