A Level Biology - Protein Synthesis

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What is the cellular proteome?

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Range of proteins produced by a cell.

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What are the 3 bases on a tRNA molecule that bind to the mRNA called?

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Anticodon.

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In which organelle does translation occur?

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Ribosome.

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In eukaryotic cells, pre-mRNA is spliced to remove _________.

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Introns.

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What does the 't' of tRNA stand for?

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Transfer.

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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 process of transcription?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.

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What is the function of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes facilitate the translation of mRNA into a polypeptide chain.

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What is the difference between exons and introns?

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Exons are coding regions of a gene, while introns are non-coding regions that are removed during RNA splicing.