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Chem test 8
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11/24/2009

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DNA
Definition
contains instructions for making proteins
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3 forms of RNA
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Messenger, Ribosomal and transfer
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Messanger RNA
Definition
Brings the code for protein from
DNA in the nucleus out into the cytoplasm
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Transfer RNA
Definition
Contains the code for a specific amino acid. And carries the amino acid to the correct place on mRNA
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Ribosomal RNA
Definition
Reads mRNA in cytoplasm of cell.
Starts at one end and travels down joining the amino acids by making a polypeptide chain
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Structure of mRNA
Definition
Long snake like chain of nucleotide bases
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Structure for tRNA
Definition
Protein chain built by amino acids brought by tRNA
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Structure of rRNA
Definition
Two spheres that join together in the cytoplasm to make ribosome
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Gene
Definition
DNA sequence that codes for a specific rRNA, mRNA and tRNA.
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Replication
Definition
DNA molecules unwind and the hydrogen bases break making two individual strands that are complimentary
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Make new bases
Definition
attached sugar phosphates are then bonded to each other forming a new strand of DNA
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dna polymerase
Definition
Starts at one end of the nucleotide chain and makes adjacent sugar phosphate groups bond together
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Occurrence of replication in cell cycle
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In the S phase of interphase
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Transcription
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Only part of DNA double strand unwinds and breaks hydrogen bonds connecting bases from one strand to another using U instead of T to build RNA strand
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Sense strand
Definition
DNA strand which is a template for RNA synthesis
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Antisense strand
Definition
DNA strand which is not transcribed
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Intron
Definition
Region of premRNA segment that does not code for protein synthesis
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Extron
Definition
region of premRNA that does code for protein synthesis
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Promoter
Definition
Special segment of DNA where transcription begins
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Terminator
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Special segment of DNA where transcription ends
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PRE-mRNA
Definition
Includes formation for both introns and extrons
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Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins
Definition
Enzymes that cut out introns and splice together exons
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Functional RNA passes through what?
Definition
pore in nuclear envelope to cytoplasm
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Translation
Definition
Process which nucleotide sequence on the mRNA specifies amino acid sequence.
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Codon
Definition
Each of the 3 consecutive nucleotide bases on mRNA that specifies 1 amino acid
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Genetic code
Definition
Set of rules relating to base sequence of DNA, corresponding codons of mRNA and amino acids that codons represent
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Small ribosomal unit
Definition
Has binding site for mRNA
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Large ribosomal unit
Definition
2 binding sites for mRNA
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p site
Definition
Where 1st tRNA molecule bearing amino acid attaches to mRNA
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a site
Definition
Holds the next tRNA molecule bearing its amino acid
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Initiator tRNA
Definition
Special trna that binds to start codon on mrna where translation begins
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stop codon
Definition
terminates synthesis in a site
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how many amino acids per second
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