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What is the most energetically costly process for the cell?

Cell division
DNA replication
Transcription
Translation (correct)

What is the central question addressed in the chapter?

How genetic information in mRNA is interpreted to generate amino acid sequences (correct)
How DNA is transcribed into RNA
How tRNAs recognize the genetic code
How energy is utilized in protein synthesis

What percentage of the cell's energy is dedicated to protein synthesis in rapidly growing bacterial cells?

Up to 20%
Up to 50%
Up to 80% (correct)
Up to 40%

How many proteins and RNAs are involved in the synthesis of a single protein?

Well over 100 (D) Signup and view all the answers

How does the complementarity between DNA template and mRNA differ from that of amino acids and RNA bases?

Amino acids have little or no specific affinity for RNA bases (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process known as the interpretation of genetic information contained within mRNA?

Translation Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of the cell's dry weight dedicated to protein synthesis in rapidly growing bacterial cells?

50% Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of the genetic code and its recognition by tRNAs discussed in?

Chapter 16 Signup and view all the answers

What is the central focus of the chapters being discussed?

How genetic information in mRNA is interpreted to generate amino acid sequences in proteins Signup and view all the answers

How is the translation process described in comparison to the transcription of DNA into RNA?

Much more formidable challenge in information transfer Signup and view all the answers