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Chapter 14 Bio
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RNA | Single-stranded nucleic acids that contains the sugar ribose |
| Messenger RNA | Type of RNA that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell |
| Ribosomal RNA | type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes |
| Transfer RNA | type of RNA that carries each amino acid to a ribosome burning protein synthesis |
| Transcription | Synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template |
| RNA polymerase | Enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA nucleotides during transcription using a DNA strand as a template |
| Promotor | Specific region of a gene where RNA polymerase can bind and begin transcription |
| intron | sequence of DNA that is not involved in coding for a protein |
| Exon | Expressed sequenced of DNA; codes for a protein |
| Polypeptide | Long chain of amino acids that makes proteins |
| Genetic Code | Collection of codons of mRNA, each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthesis |
| Codon | Group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated onto a protein |
| Translation | Process by which the sequence of bases of an mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein |
| Anticodon | group of three bases on a tRNA molecules that are complimentary to the three bases |
| Mutation | Change in the genetic material of a cell |
| Point mutation | Gene mutation in which a single base pair in DNA has been changed |
| Frameshift mutation | mutation that shifts the "recording frame" of the genetic message by inserting or deleting a nucleotide |
| Mutagen | Chemical or physical agents in the environment that interact with DNA and may cause a mutation |
| Polyploidy | Condition in which an organism has extra sets of chromosomes |