BIOSC-101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Polynucleotide, Transfer Rna, Order Of Newfoundland And Labrador
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Gene expression you should be able to: Name and describe the three types of rna in terms of function. A type of rna, synthesized using a dna template, that attaches to ribosomes in the cytoplasm and specifies the primary structure of a protein. (in eukaryotes, the primary rna transcript must undergo rna processing to become mrna. ) Rna molecules that, together with proteins, make up ribosomes; the most abundant type of rna. trna. An rna molecule that functions as a translator between nucleic acid and protein languages by picking up a specific amino acid and carrying it to the ribosome, where the trna recognizes the appropriate codon in the mrna. Briefly explain how information flows from gene to protein. Genetic information flows from mrna to protein through the process of translation. Compare transcription and translation in bacteria and eukaryotes. Explain what it means to say that the genetic code is redundant and unambiguous.