general
Gene Expression
transcription
Preptide bond formation
translation
100
The process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template
What is Transcription?
100
The overall process for which the information within a gene is used to produce a functional product
What is gene expression?
100

the site of transcription

the nucleus

100
The substitute for the "T" nucleotide in transcription.
What is "U" or uracil?
100

the site of translation in the cell.

Cytoplasm

200
These carry the information for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide
What are protein-encoding genes?
200
A site for beginning transcription
What is the promoter?
200

the molecule produced in transcription

mRNA

200
The strand of DNA that is used for RNA synthesis.
What is the template strand?
200

The product of translation (what translation makes)

A protein

300
The first product of transcription
What is mRNA?
300
Short stretches of DNA involved in the regulation of transcription
What are regulatory sequences (elements)?
300

the meaning of the "m" in mRNA

Messenger

300
The completmentary code for the sequence "AGTC"
What is "UCAG"?
300

The molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosome.

tRNA

400
The flow of genetic information
What is the central dogma of genetics?
400
The strand with the same sequence as the transcribed mRNA with U's in place of T's
What is the coding strand?
400

If the DNA sequence is GCAT, this is the mRNA sequence.

CGUA

400

what is the predict bond formation

consider whether each element is a metal or nonmetal

400

the name for the sets of 3 nucleotides on the tRna

Anticondon

500
DNA sequences that influence whether a gene is turn on or off
What is a regulatory site?
500
Gene expression + environmental factors
What is an organism's traits?
500

The name of the molecule that adds nucleotides to the growing mRNA

RNA polymerase

500
The complementary strand for "TACT".
What is "AUGA"?
500

The name for a sequence of amino acids produced by translation

Polypeptide chain

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