Protein Synthesis (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What do genes produce to control cells?
What do genes produce to control cells?
Enzymes
Where must amino acids be assembled in the correct order?
Where must amino acids be assembled in the correct order?
Ribosomes
What is transcription?
What is transcription?
Making mRNA using a DNA template
Where does transcription occur?
Where does transcription occur?
Nucleus
What is translation?
What is translation?
Using mRNA code to form protein
Where does translation occur?
Where does translation occur?
Ribosome
What happens during initiation of protein synthesis?
What happens during initiation of protein synthesis?
DNA double helix unwinds
Which enzyme joins RNA bases together to form mRNA?
Which enzyme joins RNA bases together to form mRNA?
RNA polymerase
Where does mRNA move to after being made?
Where does mRNA move to after being made?
Cytoplasm
What is the ribosome made of?
What is the ribosome made of?
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
What does each tRNA molecule carry?
What does each tRNA molecule carry?
A specific amino acid
What must a protein do to function properly?
What must a protein do to function properly?
Fold into correct 3D shape