Updated 22-23 Combined Protein Synthesis

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

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Nucleotides, which consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

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How many amino acids are found on one tRNA?

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1

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What is the process where mRNA is read and made into an amino acid chain?

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Translation.

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Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism?

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Nitrogen Bases.

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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 for protein synthesis.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is the sugar found in RNA?

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Ribose.

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What are the three types of RNA involved in protein synthesis?

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mRNA (messenger RNA), tRNA (transfer RNA), and rRNA (ribosomal RNA).

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What is the function of tRNA?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the significance of the genetic code?

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It determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein.