Anatomy Quiz on Translation and Protein Synthesis

After Transcription, mRNA leaves the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm where it attaches to a __________________.

What holds mRNA to the above organelle? ___________________________________________.

What is another name for Translation? _____________________________________________.

What do we call the sets of 3 bases on mRNA? ______________________________________.

What do we call the sets of 3 bases on tRNA? _______________________________________.

What does tRNA carry? _________________________________________________________.

How does tRNA know where on mRNA to drop off its amino acid? ________________________.

Can several different codons code for the same amino acid? _____________________________.

What do we call the codon that comes first? _________________________________________.

What is the codon that comes first? ________________________________________________.