Protein Synthesus Flashcards
1
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Protein synthesis
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Transcription
Translation
2
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Transcription
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Relevant gene in DNA in nucleus, copied into mRNA
DNA unzips with DNA helicase
Sense strand=template, free RNA nucleotides complementary base pair to expose bases on strand, form hydrogen bonds.
RNA polymerase forms phosphodiester bonds between nucleotides
MRNA detaches from sense strand
2 DNA strands join together, back into helix
Spliceosomes remove introns
3
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Transcription to translation
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mRNA moves out through nuclear pore, attaches to ribosomes
4
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Translation
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tRNA with specific codon brings specific amino acid, complementary to triplet in ribosome
Empty tRNA leaves to pick up another specific amino acid, ribosome moves along 1 codon
Process repeated until ribosome reads stop codon
