Ch 17

Question 0

The synthesis of a polypeptide using the genetic information encoded in an mRNA molecule

Answer 0

Translation

Question 1

The synthesis of RNA using DNA template

Answer 1

Transcription

Question 2

A sequence w/in a primary transcript that remains in the RNA after RNA processing

Answer 2

Exon

Question 3

A non-coding, intervening sequence w/in a primary transcript that’s removed from the transcript during RNA processing

Answer 3

Intron

Question 4

An RNA molecule that functions as an enzyme

Answer 4

Ribozyme

Question 5

A nucleotide triplet at one end of a tRNA molecule that base-pairs w/a particular complementary codon on an mRNA molecule

Answer 5

Anticodon

Question 6

RNA molecules that together w/proteins, make up ribosomes

Answer 6

rRNA

Question 7

An RNA molecule that functions as a translator btwn nucleic acid and protein languages by carrying specific amino acids to the ribosome, where they recognize the appropriate codons in the mRNA

Answer 7

tRNA

Question 8

A type of RNA, synthesized using a DNA template, that attaches to ribosomes in the cytoplasm and specifies the primary structure of a protein

Answer 8

mRNA