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| author | Elizabeth Alexander Hunt <me@liz.coffee> | 2026-07-02 11:55:17 -0700 |
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| committer | Elizabeth Alexander Hunt <me@liz.coffee> | 2026-07-02 11:55:17 -0700 |
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diff --git a/Homework/biol1010/24-Oct.org b/Homework/biol1010/24-Oct.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c9e213 --- /dev/null +++ b/Homework/biol1010/24-Oct.org @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +* DNA Transcription ++ Occurs in the nucleus ++ RNA polymerase is the main enzyme ++ A single strand of DNA is used as a template ++ A single strand of mRNA, complementary to the DNA, is the product ++ mRNA = messenger RNA + +Decoding the Genetic Code: ++ DNA >> RNA >> Protein ++ DNA & RNA both have 4 different types of nucleotides ++ Proteins are mode of amino acides. There are 20 different kinds of amino acides. ++ mRNA (the product of transcription) must be read 3 letters at a time in order to account for all + the amino acid possibilities + ++ codon: sequence of three mRNA bases ++ start codon: AUG ++ stop codon: + ++ ribosome - site of protein synthesis ++ tRNA - RNA that brings an amino acid to a ribosome (t = transfer) ++ anticodon - sequence of three tRNA bases that is complementary to a mRNA codon |