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| Sequence of DNA that codes for a protein and thus determines a trait |
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| RNA molecule that carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell |
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| Type of RNA that makes up the major part of ribosomes |
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| Type of RNA molecule that transers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis |
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| Process in which part of the nucleotide sequence of DNA is copied into a complementary sequence of RNA |
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| An enzyme similar to DNA polymerase that binds the DNA and separates the DNA strands during transcription |
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| Region of DNA that indicates to an enzyme where to bind to make RNA |
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| Intervening sequence of DNA; does not code for a protein |
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| Expressed sequence of DNA; codes for a protein |
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| Three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid |
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| Decoding of a mRNA message into a polypeptide chain |
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| Group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to an mRNA codon |
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