Final exam Review

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What forms a protein when they bond together?

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Amino Acids

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What is the process called to go from mRNA to a protein?

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Translation

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What is the reverse codon found on the tRNA?

Back

Anticodon

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What is a gene?

Back

The information for making a polypeptide.

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What does it mean that enzymes are specific?

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An enzyme only works with molecules that are the right size and shape.

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Back

Amino Acids

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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 the function of tRNA?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during 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 difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine, while RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.