Protein Synthesis

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What does RNA stand for?

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Ribonucleic acid

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What is the process called where genetic information on DNA is copied onto mRNA?

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Transcription

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What is the process called where mRNA is decoded into amino acids to form polypeptide chains?

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Translation

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What part of the tRNA molecule joins with the mRNA molecule?

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Anticodon

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What does the anticodon on tRNA complement on mRNA?

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Codon

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What are the subunits that make up RNA?

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Nucleotides

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What is gene expression?

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The process where segments of DNA are converted into functional products, usually proteins.

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What are the two main types of nucleic acids?

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DNA and RNA

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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To carry the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

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To bring the correct amino acids to the ribosome based on the codon sequence of mRNA.