53 Study Guide: Protein Synthesis
Study Questions
Objective: Illustrate the molecular processes described in the central dogma.
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Vocabulary
- Transcription
- Translation
- Intron
- Exon
- Codon
- Anticodon
Study Guide Questions
- What is the central dogma of biology?
- Compare and contrast mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.
- What is DNA polymerase? What is RNA polymerase?
- How are mRNA transcripts modified before they exit the nucleus?
- Compare and contrast transcription and DNA replication.
- Compare and contrast transcription and translation.
- Compare and contrast mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA.
- Compare and contrast introns and exons.
- What is a codon? Compare this to an anticodon.
- Be able to use an amino acid/mRNA codon chart.
- Given a DNA template, be able to determine the mRNA base sequence, the tRNA anticodons, and the amino acids coded for (like in activity!)
- Know the structure of the ribosome.
- Know the significance of the E site, the P site and the A site in the ribosome.
- Know the structure of a tRNA molecule.
