protein synthesis vocabulary

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Process of copying a nucleotide sequence of DNA to form a complementary strand of mRNA

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Transcription

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Examples are: cytosine, adenine, thymine, and guanine.

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Nitrogenous bases

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Polymer composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; folds into a particular structure depending on bonds between amino acids

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Protein

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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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Organelle that is the site of protein synthesis

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Ribosomes

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The process of decoding mRNA to synthesize proteins

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Translation

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The building blocks of proteins, consisting of an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a side chain

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Amino acids

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The molecule that transfers amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis

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Transfer RNA (tRNA)

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The part of the cell where ribosomes are found and protein synthesis occurs

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Cytoplasm

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The sequence of nucleotides in DNA that determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein

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Gene