Protein Synthesis & Mutations Review Flashcard

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What is the mRNA strand that would result from the DNA template strand CCTA?

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GGAU

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What is the flow of genetic information in a cell?

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DNA-RNA-protein

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What are the coding sequences that remain in the final mRNA sequences called?

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Exons

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What type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for delivering amino acids during translation?

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tRNA

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What is the principle that describes the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to protein?

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The Central Dogma

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes facilitate the translation of mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

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What are introns and how do they differ from exons?

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Introns are non-coding sequences that are removed from mRNA, while exons are coding sequences that remain.

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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Transcription is the process of synthesizing mRNA from a DNA template.

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What is translation in the context of protein synthesis?

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Translation is the process of synthesizing a protein from mRNA.

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What is the function of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

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