Central Dogma of Biology

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What is the process called when DNA makes another copy of itself?

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Replication

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What is each three-letter 'word' in mRNA known as?

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A codon

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What is the process of building a polypeptide chain from mRNA instructions called?

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Translation

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Which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code CCC?

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Proline (Pro)

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What does RNA contain that DNA does not?

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Uracil

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What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

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The process by which DNA is transcribed to RNA and then translated to protein.

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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 translation?

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The process of decoding mRNA to synthesize a polypeptide chain.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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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.