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Protein Synthesis
Vocabulary for protein synthesis
Term | Definition |
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Synthesis | Putting together |
Proteins | Made up of amino acid, building block of cells. |
Transcription | Making an mRNA strand from DNA. Occurs in the nucleus. |
Translation | Putting amino acids together based on mRNA sequence read by ribosome. Occurs in the cytoplasm. |
DNA | Molecule in the nucleus of a cell that contains instructions for making proteins. |
mRNA | Single-stranded nucleic acid that transports code to make protein from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm. |
Nucleus | Control center of the cell, contains DNA. |
Cytoplasm | Fluid filled portion of the cell inside the cell membrane. Contains organelles. |
Ribosome | Organelle found in the cytoplasm that connects amino acids to make proteins. |
tRNA | Molecule that finds, transports, and attaches amino acid to the polypeptide sequence based on the mRNA code. |