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Biology
9th Grade
03/20/2014

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polypetide
Definition
is a long chain of amino acids that makes proteins.
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genetic code
Definition
is a collection of codons of mRNA, each directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid into a protein during protein synthesis.
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codon
Definition
is a group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated into a protein.
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translation
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is a 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
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is a group of three bases tRNA molecule that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of mRNA.
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gene expression
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is a process by which a gene produces its product carries out its function
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