Study Guide Protein Synthesis
Terms to know:
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mRNA
tRNA
rRNA
Ribosome
Genetic Code
Amino Acid
Polypeptide chain
Protein
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Where is mRNA made?
What happens at the ribosome?
What is the connection between DNA, a gene and a protein?
How does the genetic code work? Can there be more than 1 codon for each amino acid?
What are the differences between RNA and DNA?
How many amino acids are there?
What are the different functions of a protein?
How mutations always harmful? Are they always beneficial? Explain.
Diagrams: Be able to label the different parts of each diagram and explain the process that is
illustrated.