BISC 2539- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 18 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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In this chapter, we learn about the final stage of information transfer: translation. Rna transcribed from genes is classified as messenger rnas(mrna) or functional. Most genes encode mrna who function as an intermediate in the synthesis of proteins. Functional rnas are different. they stay as rna and never get transcribed into proteins. Functional rnas include transfer rnas and ribosomal rnas. Ribosomal rna: major components in ribosomes. ribosomes assemble amino acids to form proteins. ribosomes have different kinds of rrna and proteins. rrna help to translate mrna. There is more functional rnas than mrna. Proteins are polymers made up of monomers called amino acids. Proteins = chains of amino acids. the chain is also called a polypeptide full of peptide bonds. Amino acids all have: a carboxyl group (cooh), and amino group (nh2) and an r group that represents the side chain attached to the central carbon. r group determines properties of the amino acid.
