Protein Synthesis*

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What is the mRNA sequence for the DNA triplet AAA?

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UUU

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What amino acid does the codon CCU code for?

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Proline

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What information does the codon chart provide?

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Amino acids

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How many stop codons are there?

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3

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What is the enzyme that attaches to the promoter region of DNA to complete Transcription?

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RNA Polymerase

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that codes for an amino acid.

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What is the function of RNA Polymerase?

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RNA Polymerase synthesizes RNA from a DNA template during transcription.

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What are amino acids?

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Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.