Unit 4: Protein Synthesis

Front

What type of RNA is responsible for copying DNA during transcription and bringing it out of the nucleus?

Back

mRNA (messenger RNA)

Front

What is a sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and determines a trait called?

Back

Gene

Front

What is a chain of amino acids known as?

Back

Polypeptide

Front

How many nucleotides are required to code for one amino acid?

Back

3 nucleotides

Front

What is the mRNA strand that results from the DNA template strand CCTA?

Back

GGAU

Front

What is the process called where DNA is copied to mRNA?

Back

Transcription

Front

What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

Back

Ribosomes facilitate the translation of mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Back

Amino acids

Front

What is the term for the three-nucleotide sequence on mRNA that corresponds to an amino acid?

Back

Codon

Front

What is the complementary mRNA sequence for the DNA template strand ATCG?

Back

UAGC