Protein synthesis 1 Flashcards

(14 cards)

1
Q

What is protein synthesis?

A

The creation of Proteins

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2
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What is the first step in Protein synthesis?

A

Transcription

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3
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What happens during Transcription?

A
  1. DNA is changed into Mrna
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4
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which enzyme is responsable for transcription?

A

RNA polymerase

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5
Q

What are genes?

A

Parts of DNA that code for traits

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6
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Where does transcription occur?

A

In the nucleus

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7
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What is RNA polymerase?

A

An enzyme that connects Complementary bases to the DNA template strand

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8
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What is mRNA?

A

message of RNA based on DNA

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9
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where are the rna nucleotides from?

A

the cytoplasm

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10
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64 codons for every..

A

20 amino acids

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11
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what is the summary of transcription?

A

RNA is formed based off DNA strand.
How?

nucloetides, rna polymerase

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12
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What is the five prime cap?

A

modifed Guanine added to the 5’ end to prevent degradation

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13
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What is polyadenylation?

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Poly AAAAA tail added to 3’ end for stability

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14
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What is splicing?

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Introns (non coding regions) are removed (exons) join together

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