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Biology Ch 14 RNA & protein synthesis

RNA- ✅single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose
Ribose-✅A five-carbon sugar present in RNA

mRNA-✅A type of RNA, synthesized from DNA

rRNA-✅type of RNA that combines with proteins to form ribosomes

tRNA-✅type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome

Transcription-✅synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template

RNA polymerase-✅enzyme that links together the growing chain of RNA
nucleotides using a DNA strand as a template

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Codon- three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a
single amino acid

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anticodon- group of three bases on a tRNA molecule that are
complementary to an mRNA codon

amino acids-✅monomers of proteins
Polypeptide-✅A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by
peptide bonds.

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Protein- organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino
acids & is a principal component of all cells

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template strand- The DNA strand that provides the pattern for ordering
the sequence of nucleotides in an RNA transcript.