10 Questions
Where is the genetic information stored for protein synthesis?
In the chromosomes
What is the process of converting genetic information into protein sequence called?
Translation
What is the name of the overall flow of information in biological cells from DNA to RNA to protein?
The central dogma
What is the role of the ribosome in protein synthesis?
To translate mRNA into a polypeptide chain
What is the term used to describe proteins as a result of gene expression?
Gene products
What is the primary reason why certain viruses infecting eukaryotic cells generate a huge polyprotein?
To circumvent the problem of eukaryotic cells only translating a single protein from an mRNA
What term is used to describe the total number of different proteins that a cell can produce?
Proteome
In eukaryotic cells, what is the purpose of splicing at the level of messenger RNA?
To remove non-coding regions from genes
What is the term for the generation of multiple mRNA molecules and therefore multiple proteins from the same gene?
Alternative splicing
In bacteria, what is the general correspondence between genes and proteins?
Almost one-for-one correspondence
Learn about the two-stage process of protein synthesis, where genetic information is transmitted from DNA to mRNA and then to a polypeptide chain. Understand how the genetic code is converted into protein language.
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