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10.6-10.10 Genetic Info Flow
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Biology
9th Grade
01/27/2009

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Term
Genotype
Definition
Genetic Makeup
Term
Phenotype
Definition
Specific Traits
Term
What links genotype and phenotype?
Definition
Protiens
Term
Transfer of info from DNA to RNA
Definition
Transcription
Term
Transfer of info from RNA to protein
Definition
Translation
Term
Suggested that genes dictate phenotype of organism through protein
Definition
Archibald Garrod
Term
Metabolic pathways
Definition
Chemical pathways that run body
Term
Discovered that genes affected traits
Definition
Beadle and Tatum
Term
One gene - one ?
Definition
Protein (one gene - one protein)(on gene - one polypeptide)
Term
Triplet Code
Definition
Genetic instructions for amino acid sequences; written as 3 base word (ex. Leu)
Term
Codon
Definition
A three base word
Term
Found that nucleotides create proteins
Definition
Niremburg
Term
Set of rules for creating proteins
Definition
Genetic Code
Term
Enzyme that makes new mRNA
Definition
RNA polymerase
Term
Initiation
Definition
RNA polymerase attaches to DNA
Term
Elongation
Definition
New mRNA gets longer, pulls away from DNA
Term
Termination
Definition
RNA polymerase stops
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Place where DNA transcription starts
Definition
Promoter
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Place where DNA transcription ends
Definition
Terminator
Term
5' cap
Definition
Single G nucleotide
Term
Poly A Tail
Definition
50-250 A nucleotides
Term
Part of DNA that does not produce proteins
Definition
Intron
Term
Part of DNA that does produce proteins
Definition
Exons
Term
Process of removing introns and pasting together exons
Definition
RNA splicing
Term
DNA synthesis takes place in the ?
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Translation takes place in the ?
Definition
Cytoplasm
Term
Transcription takes place in the
Definition
Nucleus
Term
mRNA goes through ______ to go to translation
Definition
Nuclear Pores
Term
Carries message to make protein
Definition
mRNA
Term
Carries in amino acids to add to protein
Definition
tRNA
Term
Helps ribosome read down mRNA strand
Definition
rRNA
Term
Part of tRNA that reads triplet code
Definition
Anticodon
Term
Stages of translation
Definition
1. Initiation
2. 70s subunit forms
3. Translation
4. Dissociation
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