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Genetics 13.2
Genetics Vocab Words Section 13.2
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Biology
9th Grade
11/22/2011

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Polypeptide
Definition
long chain of amino acids that makes proteins
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Genetic Code
Definition
collection of codons of mRNA, each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthesis
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Codon
Definition
group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated into a protein
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Translation
Definition
process by which the sequence of bases of an mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids of a protein
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Anticodon
Definition
group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of mRNA
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Gene Expression
Definition
process by which a gene produces its product and the product carries out its function
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