Protein Synthesis

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What is protein synthesis?

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The process by which cells generate new proteins, involving transcription and translation.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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The first step where a gene's DNA sequence is copied into mRNA.

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What is translation in protein synthesis?

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The process where ribosomes read mRNA and assemble amino acids into a polypeptide chain.

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What are codons?

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Sequences of three nucleotides in mRNA that correspond to specific amino acids.

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What is mRNA?

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Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is tRNA?

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Transfer RNA, which brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What are amino acids?

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The building blocks of proteins, linked together by peptide bonds.

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What is a ribosome?

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A cellular structure that facilitates the translation of mRNA into a protein.

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What is the role of the codon chart?

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A tool used to determine which amino acid corresponds to a specific codon.

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What happens during the elongation phase of translation?

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Amino acids are added one by one to the growing polypeptide chain.