Protein Synthesis Vocab

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mRNA creation from DNA template

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transcription

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mRNA code is read to assemble a protein

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translation

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Basic unit of DNA & RNA; made of sugar, phosphate, and nucleic acid.

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nucleotide

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Organelles in the cytoplasm that synthesize proteins

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ribosomes

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Three consecutive nucleotides specifying an amino acid

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codon

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Decodes mRNA to make proteins

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translation

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Join together to make proteins:

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amino acids

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Three adjacent nucleotides in tRNA that bind to a codon in mRNA and specify an amino acid during protein synthesis.

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anticodon

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mRNA synthesis from DNA

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transcription

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Nucleic acid that transports amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

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tRNA