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| Activation of an enzyme by chopping off a part of the enzyme. |
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The end product of a metabolic pathway acts as an inhibitory modulator of the pathway. Synonym: end-product inhibition |
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| Nucleotide that interprets the genetic information stored in DNA and uses it to direct protein synthesis |
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| Transfer of information coded in DNA to mRNA |
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| RNA produced in the nucleus from a DNA template; travels to the cytoplasm to direct the synthesis of new proteins |
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RNA that binds to an amino acid on one end and to ribosomal RNA at the other |
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| Cytoplasmic RNA where assembly of proteins takes place |
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| Conversion of the message carried by mRNA into a peptide chain |
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| A gene that is continuosly being translated |
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Enzyme needed for synthesis of mRNA from DNA |
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Section of DNA near the starting end of a gene that must be activated to begin transcription |
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| Regulatory proteins that bind to DNA and alter gene expression |
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| newly synthesized mRNA is inactivated or destroyed before it can be translated into proteins |
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| enzyme clip segments out of the middle or off the ends of the mRNA strands |
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| gene segments that encode proteins |
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| segments of genes that do not code for proteins |
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Initial segment of a newly-made protein that directs the protein to the proper organelle for processing, packaging, and delivery
If there is no signal sequence the protein stays in the cytosol |
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| post-translational modification |
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| Alterations to a protein molecule made after translation |
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