DNA and Protein Synthesis

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What is the process of synthesizing mRNA from a DNA template called?

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What is the complementary base pair for adenine in DNA?

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Thymine

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What does RNA stand for?

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Ribonucleic Acid

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

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What is the structure of DNA?

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DNA is a double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What is the function of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where translation occurs, synthesizing proteins from mRNA.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains deoxyribose sugar, while RNA is single-stranded and contains ribose sugar.

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What is the role of transfer RNA (tRNA) in protein synthesis?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome and matches them to the mRNA codon.

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.