BIOL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dna Ligase, Stop Codon, Metastability

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However, some genes are only expressed by certain cells; not all genes are expressed by all cells: some genes are also only expressed at a certain time. From dna to protein: rna: ribonucleic acid, similar to dna (polymer of nucleotides, sugar-phosphate backbone; only the sugar differs. Rna is single stranded, not double stranded; and it also replaces the pyrimidine thymine by uracil: mrna (messenger rna): carries protein blueprint from dna to ribosomes, trna (transfer rna): carries amino acids to ribosomes. 3 exposed bases along the chain called anticodon; at the other end there is a sequence called amino acid attachment site. Each one has a specific anticodon and carries a specific amino acid. These help protect the mrna from degradation outside the nucleus because it is an unstable molecule: introns are removed from the mrna, leaving only exons, which are glued together.

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