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Topic Three Protein Synthesis Flashcards

(13 cards)

1
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Proteins

A

The work horse of the cell

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2
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Amino acid

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The polymer of a protein

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3
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Gene

A

A section of nucleotide chains

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4
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Polypeptide

A

Unfolded protein

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5
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mRNA

A

Messenger RNA

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6
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tRNA

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Transfer RNA which takes amino acids to the ribosome where they are joined into a chain to form polypeptide bond

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7
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rRNA

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Makes up the ribosomes

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8
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Protein synthesis

A

The process of making proteins occurs in two steps

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9
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Transcription

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mRNA picks up the code from the dna template strand and takes it from the nucleus to the ribosome in the cytoplasm

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10
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Translation

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The instructions (mRNA) are read by tRNA joins the amino acid in the right order in the ribosome

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11
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Codon

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3 bases on mRNA strand

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12
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Anticodon

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3 bases at the bottom of each tRNA

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13
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Central dogma

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The main part

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