protein synthesis

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What process is mRNA synthesized in?

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Transcription

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How are nucleotides held together in DNA?

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Hydrogen bonds

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What is a gene?

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The information for making a polypeptide.

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Where does translation occur in the cell?

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Ribosome

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What is the process to go from DNA to mRNA?

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Transcription

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the site of translation where proteins are synthesized.

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What is the function of tRNA in protein synthesis?

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tRNA transports amino acids to the ribosome during translation.

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What is the difference between transcription and translation?

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Transcription is the process of synthesizing mRNA from DNA, while translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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What is the significance of the genetic code?

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The genetic code determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein.