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section 9-1

biology terms and definitions

QuestionAnswer
ribonucleic acid it is called Rna and it is a nucleic acid
uracil it is a nitrogen containing base that Rna has
gene expression processing information from Dna into proteins
transcription the information in DNA is transferred to mRNA
translation the information in mRNA is used to make a protein
RNA polymerase when an enyme binds to the beggining of a gene on a region of dna, a promoter
promoter a specific sequence that acts as a start signal for transcription
terminator a sequence of bases that tells the RNA polymerase to stop adding nucleotides
Messenger RNA an RNA copy of a gene used as a blue print for a protein
Transfer RNA it acts as an interpreter molecule. It translates mRNA sequences into amino acid sequences
Ribosomal RNA it is the organelles thast function as the sites of translation
codons the instructions for building a protein. it is also three nucleotide sequences.
genetic code amino acids and stop signals that are coded for each of the possible mRNA codons
anticodon a three nucleotide sequence
The A site it holds a tRNA molecule that is carrying it's specific amino acid
The P site holds a tRNA molecule that is carrying it's specific amino acid attached to the growing protein chain
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