BIOL253 L16

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What are proteins?
Polypeptides composed of amino acids
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How many amino acids are used to make proteins?
20
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In a protein, what are amino acids joined by?
Peptide bond - a covalent bond formed between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of an adjacent amino acid.
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The reaction where two amino acids comes together is called...
Condensation reaction because water is taken out - the opposite is hydrolysis
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How many nucleotides encode an amino acid?
3 = codon
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What is the initiation codon?
AUG
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What is the codon to end transcription?
STOP
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What is the function of mRNA?
Encodes protein
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What is the functo of rRNA?
Part of ribosome used to translate mRNA into protein
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What is the function of tRNA?
Couples the region of ribosome which binds the mRNA codon and amino acid.
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