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20 Cards in this Set
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what are the 3 differences between DNA and RNA |
Single- vs. Double-stranded Ribose vs. Deoxyribose Uracil vs. Thymine |
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this type of RNA is found in the ribosome and binds the mRNA and tRNA together |
rRNA |
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this type of RNA reads the message carried by the mRNA and gathers the amino acids for the protein |
tRNA |
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this type of RNA travels from the nucleus to the cytoplasm delivering instructions for making proteins |
mRNA |
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where does transcription happen? |
nucleus |
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what is the process of forming a strand of RNA from a strand of DN |
transcription |
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where does translation happen? |
in the ribosomes |
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what is the purpose of translation? |
to convert the instructions for a protein to amino acids |
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where is DNA found? |
in the nucleus |
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where is mRNA found? |
in the nucleus and cytoplasm |
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where is tRNA found? |
in the cytoplasm |
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where is rRNA found? |
ribosomes (cytoplasm) |
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what are proteins made of? |
amino acids |
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what is a codon? |
a triplet of nucleotides |
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what assembled the RNA strand |
RNA polymerase |
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what is the start codon |
AUG |
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how many amino acids are there? |
20 |
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what is the mRNa |
a messenger |
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when does a stand know to stop |
it reaches a stop codon |
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what reads the message by the mRNA |
tRNA |
