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Biotechnology LO1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lactose | A disaccharide sugar |
| Operon | A unit made up of linked genes which regulates other genes responsible for protein synthesis. |
| Introns | Non coding regions |
| Exons | Coding Regions |
| Codon | Triplicate nucleotides in mRNA |
| Anti Codons | Triplicate nucleotides in tRNA |
| Messenger RNA | Carries message to site of protein synthesis |
| Transfer RNA | Translates the mRNA sequence and enables synthesis of polypeptide |
| Ribosomal RNA | Main component of ribosomes and the site of protein synthesis |
| Heterochromatin | Genes which aren't expressed |
| Euchromatin | Genes which are expressed |
| Start Codon | AUG |