7b Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis

Front

What is the monomer of a protein that is made in ribosomes using an RNA codon?

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Amino acid

Front

Which molecule carries amino acids to the ribosome during translation?

Back

tRNA

Front

What is the three-nucleotide sequence in tRNA that binds with an mRNA codon?

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Anticodon

Front

What is the process by which a cell reads a gene’s information to build a protein?

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Gene expression

Front

Which type of RNA carries a message from DNA directing a ribosome to build amino acids?

Back

mRNA

Front

What is the covalent bond that joins amino acids to form a polypeptide chain?

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Peptide bond

Front

What is a group of several amino acids bonded together called?

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Polypeptide chain

Front

What is a biomolecule composed of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds?

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Protein

Front

Which structure reads the mRNA transcript and guides translation?

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Ribosome

Front

Which enzyme synthesizes messenger RNA using a DNA template during transcription?

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RNA polymerase