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Amino acids are brought to the ribosomes by transfer RNAs during protein synthesis.
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The first nucleotide in every mRNA molecule ever produced is _________ and the first amino acid of every amino acid chain ever produced is ________
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b. uracil; lysine
c. cytosine; threonine
d. adenine; methionine
Anticodons are found on ____________ and they contain _____________ bases.
a. tRNA, 4
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d. mRNA, 4
Which of the following exhibit(s) the "quaternary" structure of nucleic acids?
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- Which of the following amino acid is acetylated when DNA is unwound from histones? a. Asparagine b. Lysine c. Arginine d. Glycinearrow_forwardSome events that take place in proteins synthesis are shown below: A. peptide bonds are formed B. a polypeptide is produced C. TRNAS bond to codons D. An MRNA attaches to the polypeptide synthesis site E. TRNAS enter the ribosome Which if the following shows the correct sequence? ОСDAЕ В ODECА В СED A В O DEACB EDABC D CEA B ОСDEВА O EDCAB АЕBDC EDACBarrow_forwardthe sequences od tRNA and corresponding mRNA is complementary to each other. is the statement true or false?arrow_forward
- Choose the feature of protein synthesis in column 2 that best matches the statement in column 1. A. Eukaryotic protein synthesis B. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein synthesis C. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic protein synthesis D. Prokaryotic protein synthesis E. Prokaryotic protein synthesis F. Neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic protein synthesis select 1. AUG is the start codon - 2. The initial amino acid is N-formylated 3. Requires the presence of elFs for translational initiation select -4. Peptide bond formation catalyzed by an RNA molecule select select - 5. Presence of Shine-Dalgarno sequence select 6. MRNA is translated 3' → 5'arrow_forwardWhich of the following regions on the tRNA are composed of a sequence of nucleotides? a. anticodon that binds to codon in mRNA b. anticodon that binds to codon in ribosomes c. anticodon that binds to codon in tRNA synthetase d. none of the abovearrow_forwardWhich of the following sequences is most likely to form an unstructured loop in a protein structure? A. GPGGGGGPGGG B. VEELLSKVKQLADA C. KVDFHVNDVEVKMHarrow_forward
- An alpha helix is a: O A. secondary structure found in proteins. O B. right-handed twist found in double-stranded DNA. O C. globular structure found in proteins. O D. post-translational modification of certain proteins. O E. helical region found in functional tRNAS.arrow_forwardThe genetic code is defined as a series of _______________ in _______________. (a) anticodons; tRNA (b) codons; DNA (c) anticodons; mRNA (d) codons; mRNA (e) codons and anticodons; rRNAarrow_forwardCodons are found on __________ and they contain __________ bases. a. tRNA, 4 b. mRNA, 3 c. tRNA, 3 d. mRNA, 4arrow_forward
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