Protein Synthesis

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Purpose of protein synthesis

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To assemble proteins based on genetic information

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Monomer of a protein

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Amino acid

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Location of protein synthesis in the cell

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Ribosome

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mRNA stands for

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Messenger RNA

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Organelle that reads mRNA during protein synthesis

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Ribosome

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Determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein

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DNA sequence in the gene

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Definition of a polypeptide

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A chain of amino acids

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Ribosome function during protein synthesis

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Translates mRNA into a protein

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Molecule that carries amino acids to the ribosome

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tRNA

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Components that make up proteins

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Amino acids