Protein Synthesis (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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What genes produce to control cells
What genes produce to control cells
Enzymes
What enzymes are
What enzymes are
Proteins
Where amino acids are assembled to make proteins
Where amino acids are assembled to make proteins
Ribosomes
Definition of transcription
Definition of transcription
The making of mRNA using a DNA template
Definition of translation
Definition of translation
Using the mRNA code to form protein
Where transcription occurs
Where transcription occurs
Nucleus
Where translation occurs
Where translation occurs
Ribosomes
What happens during initiation in protein synthesis
What happens during initiation in protein synthesis
Part of DNA double helix that codes for the protein unwinds
Enzyme that joins RNA bases to form mRNA
Enzyme that joins RNA bases to form mRNA
RNA polymerase
What mRNA stands for
What mRNA stands for
Messenger RNA
Where mRNA moves to after transcription
Where mRNA moves to after transcription
Cytoplasm (from nucleus)
What ribosomes are made of
What ribosomes are made of
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
What tRNA molecules carry
What tRNA molecules carry
Specific amino acids
What triplets on mRNA are called
What triplets on mRNA are called
Codons
What triplets on tRNA are called
What triplets on tRNA are called
Anti-codons