Transcription/Translation

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What are exons?

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Exons are the parts of messenger RNA that are spliced together and used for protein synthesis.

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What are introns?

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Introns are the parts of messenger RNA that are not used for protein synthesis and are removed during RNA processing.

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What is the relationship between RNA and DNA during transcription?

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The RNA formed during transcription is complementary to one strand of DNA.

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What type of RNA carries instructions for assembling a protein?

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Messenger RNA (mRNA) carries the instructions for assembling a protein.

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How many different possible 3-base codons are there?

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There are 64 different possible 3-base codons.

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What is transcription?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation?

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Translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from messenger RNA.

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What role does ribosomal RNA (rRNA) play in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) forms the core of the ribosome's structure and catalyzes protein synthesis.

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What is the function of transfer RNA (tRNA)?

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Transfer RNA (tRNA) carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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Define codon.

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that corresponds to a specific amino acid.