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What is transcription?
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Transcription is the process by which RNA polymerase uses a DNA template to produce mRNA
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What is an operon?
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An operon is two or more genes in a bacterial chromosome that are transcribed into one mRNA molecule. Eukaryotic cells do not have operons.
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What is translation?
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Translation is the process of rRNAs translating the mRNA codons into proteins by polymerizing the correct amino acids in the correct order.
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RNA polymerase (funct)
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used to produce the RNA copy of each gene
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mRNA
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A template for the coded genetic information in DNA to be translated into protein.
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ribosomes
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Enzymes that carry out the process of translation
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codon
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A nucleotide triplet that codes for a specific amino acid
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What is coupled transcription and translation?
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simultaneous synthesis of RNA and protein that occurs in the cytoplasms of prokaryotes
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What does a triplet of bases encode?
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Each triplet codon in mRNA codes for one amino acid
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