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Protein synthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DNA | has code for making proteins |
| mRNA | carries code from DNA to ribosomes |
| tRNA | brings amino acids to ribosomes |
| codon | series of 3 bases on mRNA coding for a specific amino acid |
| anticodon | series of 3 bases on tRNA which are complimentary to codons |
| ribosome | site of bonding of amino acids |
| transcription | occurs in nucleus; process of giving code for proteins to mRNA |
| translation | occurs at ribosome; process of using the code from mRNA to build the protein from amino acids |