Protein Synthesis Vocabulary

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Organelle that links amino acids together to form proteins

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Ribosome

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Carries copies of DNA's genetic material from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

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Molecule that makes up proteins (monomer of proteins)

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Amino acid

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Sequence of 3 consecutive nucleotides that code for one amino acid

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Codon

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Part of mRNA that does not code for a protein

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intron

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Part of mRNA that codes for a protein

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exon

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Type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

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The process by which DNA is transcribed to mRNA

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Transcription

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The process by which mRNA is translated into a protein

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Translation

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The bond formed between amino acids during protein synthesis

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Peptide bond