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Bio 12-3
Bio 12-3: Protein Synthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Central dogma of molecular biology | DNA -->(transcription) --> RNA---> (translation) ---> protein |
| What are 3 differences between DNA and RNA? | 1) DNA uses deoxyribose, RNA uses ribose 2) DNA has 2 strands, RNA has one 3) RNA has uracil, DNA doesn't |
| what is a codon? | 3 bases on mRNA that code for specific amino acid |
| what does mRNA do? | carries info from DNA to rest of the cell |
| what does rRNA do? | combines with proteins to form ribosomes |
| what does tRNA do? | transfers amino acids from the cytoplasm to ribosome |
| Steps of transcription | 1) DNA unwinds by helicase. 2) RNA polymerase adds comp. nucleotides, replacing T with U. 3) the half with U leaves detaches. |
| what happens to introns and exons? | both are copied but introns are removed later |
| Steps of translation? | 1) mRNA exits the nucleus and fed through a ribosome 2) tRNA goes to comp. codon and delivers amino acid 3) polypeptide chain forms, protein forms |
| what does RNA polymerase do? | binds to unzipped areas of template strand called promoters and adds comp. nucleotides |
| Explain relationship between genes and proteins | 1 gene contains the instructions for assembling 1 protein |