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14.1 The Function of Genes
  • Each gene specifies the amino acid sequence of one polypeptide of a protein, molecules that are essential to the structure and function of a cell.
  • The expression of genes leading to a protein product involves two steps, called transcription and translation.
  • Three different types of RNA molecules are involved in transcription and translation.
  1. Each gene specifies a sequence of ____________ in a _______________.
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  2. What are the three types of RNA and what is the function of each?
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  3. What is transcription?
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  4. What is translation?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points:
  1. Investigators recoginize gene activity
  2. Genes specify enzymes
  3. Genes specify a polypeptide
  4. From DNA to RNA to protein
  5. Types of RNA
  6. The required steps
14.2 The Genetic Code
  • The genetic code is a triplet code; each code word, called a codon, consisting of three nucleotide bases, stands for a particular amino acid of a polypeptide.
  1. What is a codon?
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  2. What is meant by "the genetic code is universal"?
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  3. True or False: There is only one codon per amino acid.
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points:
  1. Sequence of bases in DNA
  2. Finding the genetic code
  3. The code is universal
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14.3 The First Step: Transcription
  • During transcription, a DNA strand serves as a template for the formation of an RNA molecule.
  1. What is the beginning of transcription?
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  2. What is the start of a gene on DNA called, in which direction is RNA synthesized and what is the end of a gene on DNA called?
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  3. What are introns and exons?
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  4. Where does transcription occur?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points:
  1. Transcription
  2. Messenger RNA is formed
  3. RNA polymerase
  4. Messenger RNA is processed
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14.4 The Second Step: Translation
  • During translation, the amino acids of a specific polypeptide are joined in the order directed by a type of RNA called messenger RNA.
  1. Where does translation occur?
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  2. What is the function of transfer RNA?
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  3. What is an anti-codon and where can it be found?
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  4. Ribosomal RNA is produced from a DNA segment in the ________________ and then moves to the _______________.
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  5. What are the three steps of protein synthesis and briefly what happens in each?
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 Essential Study Partner Summaries of major points:
  1. Translation
  2. The role of transfer RNA
  3. The role of ribosomal RNA
  4. Translation requires three steps
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