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13.2 PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
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Each tRNA anticodon is __ to one mRNA codon. (313)
The number of tRNA binding sites on a ribosome. (See drawing, page 313)
A group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of
mRNA. (313)
The number of possible three-base codons in the genetic code. (Two words) (311)
The amino acid translated by the fourth codon in AUGCCAACGUGUGAGUAA. (Use codon chart,
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A group of three nucleotide bases in mRNA that specify a particular amino acid to be incorporated
into a protein. (311)
The base sequence for the start codon in protein synthesis. (311)
The amino acid AAC codes for. (Use the codon chart, page 311)
The number of codons that specify the amino acid leucine. (311)
Ribosomes help make __ bonds between amino acids during protein synthesis. (313)
The anticodon sequence on the tRNA that carries tryptophan to the ribosome. (Use codon chart,
page 311)
The number of different amino acids found in polypeptides. (311)
A collection of codons of mRNA, each of which directs the incorporation of a particular amino acid
into a protein during protein synthesis. (Two words) (311)
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The amino acid coded for by the start codon AUG. (Use the codon chart, page 311)
A process by which the sequence of bases of an mRNA is converted into the sequence of amino
acids of a protein. (312)
States that information is transferred from DNA to RNA to protein. (Two words) (314)
The organelle within a cell that translates mRNA into polypeptides. (312)
A long chain of amino acids that makes proteins. (311)
The field in science that tries to explain living organisms by studying them at the molecular level.
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Most amino acids can be specified by more than __ codon. (311)
What UAA, UAG, and UGA codons have in common. (Two words) (Codon chart, page 311)
The anticodon sequence that is complementary to the codon CUA. (313)
The genetic code is nearly __ to all organisms. (314)
The amino acid UCC codes for. (Use the codon chart, page 311)
The amino acid that CGT codes for. (Hint: CGT is a DNA triplet. Use the codon chart, page 311)