Vocab Quiz 1/6/13 Flashcards
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Process by which DNA is copied during the cell cycle
Replication
States that information in one direction, from DNA to RNA to proteins
Central Dogma
the process of copying a sequence of DNA to produce a complementary strand of RNA
Transcriptions
An intermediate message that is translated to form a protein
Messenger RNA
Forms part of the ribosome
Ribosome RNA
Brings amino acids to the ribosome to help make a protein
Transfer RNA
Process that converts or translates an mRNA message into a polypeptide
Translation
A 3 nucleotide sequence in mRNA that codes for an amino acid
Codon
a 3 nucleotide sequence in tRNA hat is complementary to a codon
anticodon
covalent bond formed between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyle group of another amino acid
Peptide Bond