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Miller And Levine
Chapter 13 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| RNA | Nucleic Acid consisting of long chains of nucleotides |
| Messenger RNA (mRNA) | RNA that carries information from DNA to other parts of the cell |
| Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) | RNA that combines with proteins ro form ribosomes |
| Transfer RNA (tRNA) | RNA that carris each amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis |
| Transcription | Synthesis of a(n) RNA molecule from a DNA template |
| RNA polymerase | Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides using a DNA strand as a template |
| promoters | Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transscriptin. |
| introns | Portions cut out and discared of pre mRNA molecules |
| exons | Expressed sequence of DNA; codes as a protein |