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| Bond between the Amino group end of an amino acid and the Carboxyl group end of another |
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| The amino group end of an amino acid |
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| The carboxyl group end of an amino acid |
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| 3 nucleotide sequence that codes an amino acid |
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| A group of three adjacent nucleotides in an mRNA molecule that specifies either one amino acid in a polypeptide chain or the termination of polypeptide synthesis |
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| A group of three adjacent nucleotides in a tRNA molecule that pairs with a codon in mRNA by complementary base pairing |
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| How an one anticodon can pair with more than one codon |
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| Point mutation: insertion or deletion |
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| Point mutation: changes amino acid to another amino acid |
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| Point mutation: changes amino acid to a stop |
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| Point mutation: doesn't change amino acid |
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| Amino Acyl tRNA Synthetase |
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| Allows amino acid and uncharged tRNA to bond together temporarily |
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| Ribosome: Exit site, Peptidyl site, and Amino acyl site |
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| A large, complex cellular particle composed of ribosomal protein and rRNA molecules that is the site of amino acid polymerization during protein synthesis |
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| A sequence in prokaryotic mRNAs upstream of the start codon that base pairs with an RNA in the small ribosomal subunit, allowing the ribosome to locate the start codon for correct initiation of translation |
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| Any of the small molecules, containing a carboxyl group and amino group, that are joined together to form polypeptides and proteins |
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| A linear polymeric molecule consisting of amino acids joined by peptide bonds |
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| A macromolecule composed of one or more polypeptides |
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