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Protein Synthesis
Biology I-7
Term | Definition |
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RNA | single stranded, ribose sugar nucleic acid that can move from nucleus to cytoplasm |
Uracil | RNA nucleotide that pairs with Adenine on DNA or RNA |
mRNA | RNA that carries the genetic directions from DNA to the ribosome |
tRNA | RNA that transfers the amino acid to the ribosome according to its anticodon |
Genetic code | universal processes for reading DNA and mRNA to build a specific protein |
Codon | three nucleotide sequence on mRNA that codes for a single amino acid |
Protein synthesis | building a protein from a gene using transcription and translation |
Transcription (biology) | process of making mRNA on a gene (DNA) in the nucleus |
Translation (biology) | process of making an amino acid chain on a ribosome from mRNA; cytoplasm |
ribosome | structure in all cell types that build proteins |
Gene expression | how much a gene's product is being made by the cell, tissue or organism |
regulatory sites | sections of DNA that control how often a gene is transcribed and translated |
Cell specialization | process of creating different types of cells due to different gene patterns being activated |