Protein Synthesis
How many different amino acids are there?
20 amino acids
What is ATCG?
(A) Adenine, (T) Thymine, (C) Cytosine, and (G) Guanine
What condons do you always put at the beginning & end of a sequence?
The start & stop condon, respectively.
What are proteins and how many are there?
Different combinations of amino acids, thousands
What is the mRNA condon for START?
AUG
What is the definition of mRNA?
Messanger RNA
What are the two main components of amino acids?
Shared same "NCC" center and deciding & differing "R" group
What are the two repeating molecules?
Deoxyribose (Sugar) and Phosphate
Translate this mRNA sequence into a DNA sequence: AGU, CAU, ACU
TCA, GTA, TGA
What are proteins used for in the body?
Structure, enzeymes, hormones, cell transport.
True or False?
Each ingredient has a single set of condons.
False:
There can be multiple or a set of condons for each ingredients
What is a polypeptide?
A short chain of amino acids that make up protein
How many biomolecules are there?
4
There are four Biomolecules besides Protein. What are the other 3 based on these abbreviations? C, L, NA
(C) Carbohydrates, (L) Lipids/ Fats, (NA) Nucleic Acid