BIOCHEM 2EE3 Lecture 5: Biochem Module 5 - TRANSLATION AND TRANSRIPTION

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Dna (the genetic information of life) is transcribed to rna (we will be focusing on mrna), which is translated to a protein. Now we"ve already dealt with the two bookends of this process: dna and its replication and proteins and their folding. Let"s now look into the process that leads from dna to protein. We"re going to initially focus on bacterial transcription the process itself has 3 phases: phase 1: initiation phase, phase 2: elongation phase, phase 3: termination. The key protein in transcription is rna polymerase. Dna polymerases so you know the main job of this protein. The rna designation tells us that the product will be rna-based not dna- based. But now, let"s look at other distinguishing features of rna, focusing on its structure-function. In fact, rna is the only macromolecule known to have roles in storage and transmission of information and catalysis.

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