Protein Synthesis

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What is the process by which messenger RNA travels out of the nucleus to ribosomes to assemble a protein?

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Translation

Front

What is a single strand of nucleotides made by DNA that communicates genetic code outside the nucleus?

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RNA

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What type of RNA makes up most of a ribosome?

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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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What is the term for the process that describes DNA making RNA and RNA making proteins?

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Central Dogma

Front

What is the process called when double-stranded DNA is unzipped and one strand is used as a template to form messenger RNA?

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Transcription

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What are the building blocks of RNA?

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Nucleotides

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where translation occurs, assembling proteins from amino acids based on the sequence of mRNA.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA in terms of structure?

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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 function of transfer RNA (tRNA) in protein synthesis?

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tRNA carries amino acids to the ribosome and matches them to the coded mRNA sequence during translation.

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What is the significance of the genetic code?

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The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA and RNA is translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.