protein synthesis vocabulary

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Process of copying a nucleotide sequence of DNA to form a complementary strand of mRNA

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Transcription

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Set of three nucleotides in a tRNA molecule that binds to a complementary mRNA codon during translation

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Anti-codon

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Molecule that makes up proteins (monomer of proteins)

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Amino acid

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Carries copies of DNA's genetic material from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

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Polymer composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; folds into a particular structure depending on bonds between amino acids

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Protein

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Transfers and brings amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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Sequence of 3 consecutive nucleotides that code for one amino acid

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Codon

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Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced

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Translation

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In RNA, the base thymine is replaced with this base that will bond Adenine instead in RNA.

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Uracil

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Nucleic acid molecule that allows for the transmission of genetic information and protein synthesis

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RNA