11 Questions
What determines the exact sequence of amino acids in a protein?
Sequence of nucleotides in mRNA transcripts
In prokaryotic cells, where does the conversion of genetic information in mRNA into protein take place?
Ribosomes
Which cellular process occurs simultaneously in bacteria?
Transcription and translation
Which molecule is responsible for carrying amino acids to the ribosomes during protein synthesis?
tRNA molecules
What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?
Determines the exact sequence of amino acids
What is the main function of mRNA in bacteria?
Directly synthesize proteins
Which nitrogenous base is unique to RNA and absent in DNA?
Uracil
What is the role of tRNA in gene expression?
Translate mRNA into proteins
During transcription, what initiates the binding of RNA polymerase to promoters?
Binding of RNA polymerase to promoters
Which component is responsible for compacting the bacterial genome +/- 1000 fold to fit in the cell?
Proteins
What is the primary biological role of rRNA in bacteria?
Catalyze protein synthesis at the ribosome
Explore the central dogma of molecular biology involving the processes of transcription and translation in bacterial DNA. Learn about gene expression, genotype, and phenotype in this two-step process of DNA to RNA to protein.
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