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What is a set of rules that covert the nucleotide sequence of a gene inot the amino acid sequence of protein

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genetic code

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A protein is synthesized in the

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amino to carboxyl direction by the sequential addition of amino acids to the carboxyl end of the growing peptide chain

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What is teh genetic code intermediary?

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mNA

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How is the sequence of nucleotides in the mRNA molecule read?

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consecutively in groups of three

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What is each group of 3 consecutive nucleotides in RNA called?

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a codon

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What does a codon specify?

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Either one amino acid or a stop to the translation process

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How many total codons?

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61 triplet codons code for the 20 known amino acids, thus the cod is degenerate

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What does degenerate mean?

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More than one codon per amino acid

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How does an amino acid recognize a codon?

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tRNA

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How can the codons in mRNA be translated into a protein?

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What is the adaptor hypothesis?

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It postulates that the genetic code is read by molecules that can recognize a codon and carry the corresponding amino acide

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What does transfer RNA or tRNA do?

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serves as an adaptor that binds to a specific codon and brings iwth it an amino acid for incorporation into the polypeptide chain

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What is the secondary structure of tRNA?

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cloverleaf… tRNA fold up into a defined 3D strucutre an contains 4 short double helical segments

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What are two regions of of tRNA?

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two regions of unpaired nucleotides are curitcial to the function

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What is the anticodon loop of tRna?

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a set of 3 consecutive nuclellotides that pair with a compelnetary….

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….

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…

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Are there more than one tRNA for most amino acids?

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yes

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Some tRNAs require accurate base pairing only at?

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the first two positions of the codon and can tolerate a mismatch?

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What is it called when it can tolerate a mismatch?

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wobble hypthesis

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What does the wobble base pairing explain/

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Why so many of the alternative….

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Amino acid reacts with? for the activation of adenylated amino acid?

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ATP looses 2 phosphates…

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adenylated amino acid is?

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amino acid-AMP

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What is the recognition and attachment of the correct amino acid to the corresponding tRNA catalyzed by?

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aminoacyl-tRNA synthestases

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What does aminoacyl-tRNA synthatase do?

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at tRNA level there is a bonding site for the?
anti codon
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Editing (hydrolytic) site cleaves .... speicies that are .... than the correct one
activated, smaller
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What raises the overal accuracy of tRNA chargin to approximately on mistake in 40,000 coupling
hydrolytic editing.... this is on the snythatase
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What is the genetic code translated by?
two adaptors
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What are the two adaptors?
tRNA and the tRNA synthetase
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What contains highly discriminating amino acid
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Prokaryotic ribosome
70s... small subunit
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eukaryotic ribosome
80s and small subunit
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What is a ribosome?
A complex catalytic machine, consiting of two subuits
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What does each ribosome subunit consist of?
Different ribosomal proteins and several ribosomeal RNAs (rRNAs)
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What determin the overall shape of the ribosome?
rRNAs | -its ability to postition tRNAs on the mRNA, adn it scatalytic activity in forming peptide bonds
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small subunit?
provides...
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large subunit
...
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Protein synthesis is performed on?
the ribosome | - it ensures accuracy and maintains correct reading frame
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What are separate when not snythesizing proteins?
the 2 ribosomes su
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How are the ribosomes subunits joined/
join together at the 5' end of mRNA and initaed protien snythesis
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What direction is teh ribosoem pulled through?
5-3 direction
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Where does the ribosome making occur?
cytosol
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What is a polyribosome?
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What contains 4 binding sites for RNA
ribosomes
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what are the three tRNA sites?
A(aminoacyl) P(peptidyl) E(exit)
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What is the 4ths bieing site for?
mRNA
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The A, P and E site
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What is teh fundamental reaction of protein snythesis?
The formation of peptide bond btw amino acids
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Where does the reaction of protein snythsis occur?
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