Protein Synthesis

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What is protein synthesis?

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The process by which cells generate new proteins, involving transcription and translation.

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What are codons?

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Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids.

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How many codons equal 1 amino acid?

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1 codon.

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What are amino acids?

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The building blocks of proteins, linked together by peptide bonds.

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What forms a protein?

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Amino acids bond together.

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Where does transcription occur?

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In the nucleus of the cell.

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What is transcription?

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The process of synthesizing mRNA from a DNA template.

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What is translation?

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The process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA at the ribosome.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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Why must transcription occur where DNA can be found?

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Because DNA can't leave the nucleus.