Nau bio 181 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Gene Expression Process by which DNA directs protein synthesis; transcription and translation Transcription Synthesis of RNA under DNA direction; Produces mRNA; use same language Translation Synthesis of polypeptide under RNA direction; Nucleic acids and amino acids use different language, Ribosomes are site of translation Triplet code Series of three-nucleotides (make amino acids) Template strand Provides template for RNA transcription mRNA base triplets Codons Direction codons are rea...

Notes on leading strand