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| intermediate between gene and its polypeptide |
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| synthesis of RNA from a DNA template |
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| synthesis of proteins in from mRNA by complex machinery primarily on a ribosome |
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| RNA that helps form a ribosome; provide structural support and catalyze the chemical reaction that connect amino acids |
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| required to translate the information in the mRNA nucleotide code into the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide |
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| RNA polymerases (DNA-dependent) |
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| enzymes responsible froe transcription; able to incorporate nucleotides, one at a time, into a strand of RNA whose sequence is complementary of DNA strands |
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| site on the DNA to which an RNA polymerase molecule binds prior to initiating transcription; identify which strand will be transcribed and where transcription will start |
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| help RNA polymerases recognize promotors; only in eukaryotic cells; play role in binding of polymerase, initiation, elongation, and termination |
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| primary transcript (pre-RNA) |
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| initial precursor RNA, equivalent in length to the full length of the DNA transcribed |
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| corresponding segment of DNA from which a primar transcript is transcribed |
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| general transcription factors (GTFs) |
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| required for accurate initiation of transcription of a diverse array of genes in a wide variety of organisms |
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| genes with intervening sequences |
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| partso f split gene that contribute to the maturee RNA product |
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| parts of a split gene that do not contribute to a mature RNA by way of nucleotide sequence |
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| mRNA precursors in the nucleus |
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| removal of parts of the primary transcript that correspond to the intervening DNA sequecnes (introns) |
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