Central Dogma of Biology

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What is the Central Dogma of Biology?

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The flow of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA to making a protein.

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What is the function of Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)?

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Ribosomal RNA functions as the workbench for translation to occur.

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Where does mRNA synthesis occur?

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mRNA is synthesized during the process of transcription.

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What is the role of DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

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DNA polymerase bonds free base nucleotides together to make a DNA strand.

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What are the two main steps of protein synthesis?

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Transcription and Translation.

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What is transcription?

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Transcription is the process of synthesizing messenger RNA (mRNA) from a DNA template.

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What is translation?

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Translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA at the ribosome.

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What is the role of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is the function of transfer RNA (tRNA)?

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Transfer RNA (tRNA) brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the significance of the genetic code?

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The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA is translated into amino acids.