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13 Cards in this Set
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DNA remains in the
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nucleus
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In the nucleus, DNA makes copies of itself by replication, or copies of
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mRNA
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when DNA makes copies of RNA, we call the process
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transcription
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when mRNA is being made, the enzyme _____ must be active.
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RNA polymerase
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Excess pieces of pre-mRNA are called ___ are removed.
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introns
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the remaining ___ are joined together into mRNA
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exons
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DNA is the
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code
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copies of the code (DNA) in mRNA are called
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codons
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also formed on the DNA templates are _____, each one of which carries a 3-base segment called the ___
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tRNA's, anticodon
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this 3-base piece recognizes a complementary 3-base segment on the mRNA at the protein production sites called
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ribosomes
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at the ribosomes, the message is read, and ___ ___ are joined together by____ ____ in a process called ___
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amino acids, peptide bonding, translation
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the result of this process (translation) is a piece of protein which forms into a 3D molecule through the formation of ___ ____
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hydrogen bonding
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proteins are produced at the ribosome sites in the ____ of the cell
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cytoplasm
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