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Molecular Geneticss
Molecular Genetics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Group of three nitrogenous bases - code for an amino acid | codon |
| Group of 3 bases found on tRNA | anti-codon |
| Transfers amino acids | tRNA |
| Makes up ribosomes | rRNA |
| Single stranded version of a gene; recipe for a protein | mRNA |
| Makes polypeptides | ribosome |
| Monomer of a polypeptide | amino acid |
| Adds new DNA nucleotides to a replicating DNA molecule | DNA polymerase III |
| Unizips DNA | Helicase |
| Protects the ends of the chromosomes, when they degrade, the cell dies | telomere |
| The protein that binds to the operator in the lac operon to prevent transcription | Lac 1 protein |
| This molecule is the corepressor in the trp operon; it binds to the repressor which then binds to the operator | tryptophan |
| The process where mRNA is produced | transcription |
| The process where a protein is produced from an mRNA recipe | translation |
| A protein that removes introns from mRNA | spliceosome |
| Section of DNA that codes for proteins | exon |
| The DNA strand that is used to produce mRNA | template strand |
| The enzyme that builds RNA primers | Primase |
| The enzyme that glues fragment backbones together | Ligase |
| Theory of DNA replication where each new strand is built on an old strand after DNA is unzipped. | Semiconservative |
| Parallel, but running in opposite directions. | antiparallel |
| Relieves tension in an unwinding DNA strand | Gyrase |
| The pairing of complementary strands of DNA | Anneal |
| A type of mutation where the two strands of DNA switch positions, or flip | Inversion |