Holds the tRNA carrying the growing polypeptide chain
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The E site
Exit site for the tRNA
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The A site
Holds the tRNA holding the next amino acid
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Energy is required for initiation and elongation of the mRNA, this is provided by the hydrolysis of
GTP
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Large ribosomal subunit binds after the mRNA binds with the small unit and the initiator tRNA, this is called
Translation initiation complex
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Energy is needed from _______ of GTP molecule to form the initiation complex
Hydrolysis
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The elongation process requires
Elongation factors
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Hydrolysis of GTP during codon recognition _________ accuracy and efficience
Increases
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Release factors are coded for by UAG, UAA,UGA and are responsible for addition of water instead of an amino acid, this _________
Terminates translation
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Many copies of a protein can be made at once, using
Polyribosomes
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A tRNA with an amino acid bound is known as
Charged tRNA
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A tRNA with no amino acid bound is known as
Uncharged tRNA
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_________ is needed to bring the ribosomal subunits together and to provide the coding sequence of nucleotides that determines the amino acid sequence in the resulting polypeptide
mRNA
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This is where protein synthesis occurs, it moves along the mRNA and aligns successive tRNA molecules, it consists of two subunits
Ribosome
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Each of these is attatched to a particular amino acid ,each codon binds to the anticodon on _______ which brings the amino acid into place ready for attatchment
tRNA
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Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases catalyse the addition of _____ to its corresponding tRNA to make it a charged tRNA
Amino acid
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Peptide bonds are formed between
Amino acids
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Peptide bond formation is catalysed by
Peptidyl transferase
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Bacterial mRNAs are
Polycystronic
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Eukaryotic mRNAs are
Monocystronic
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___________ are machines that contain multiple ribosomal RNAs and proteins
Ribosomes
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The E site
Back
Exit site for the tRNA
Card 3
Front
The A site
Back
Card 4
Front
Energy is required for initiation and elongation of the mRNA, this is provided by the hydrolysis of
Back
Card 5
Front
Large ribosomal subunit binds after the mRNA binds with the small unit and the initiator tRNA, this is called
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