OAQA Protein Synthesis Y12

The name given to the polymer of repeating Amino Acids (monomers) is .......................... (aka protein)

What is produced directly in prokaryotes in transcription? __________

In eukaryotes, what is produced before mRNA is spliced? ________

Which enzymes are involved in transcription?

• DNA Polymerase

• Helicase (of some form)

• RNA Polymerase

• Restriction enzymes

What does an RNA nucleotide consist of?

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• Nitrogenous Bases of Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

• Nitrogenous Bases of Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, Cytosine

• Phosphate

What does splicing remove from the pre-mRNA? The ________

Which part of pre-mRNA remains to make mRNA after splicing? The _________

Turning pre-mRNA to RNA is called ____________

What is ATP used for in translation?

• Reattaching an amino acid to an empty tRNA

• Making peptide bonds

• Making phosphodiester bonds

• To move the mRNA into the ribosome

How is tRNA different to mRNA?

• Has anti codons

• Has codons

• Has hydrogen bonds

• Is clover shaped