Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life
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ISBN: 9780357093795
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING (CUSTOM)
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Chapter 9, Problem 15SQ
Match the terms with the best description.
| ______ | genetic message | a. protein-coding segment |
| ______ | promoter | b. transcription begins here |
| ______ | polysome | c. read as base triplets |
| ______ | exon | d. removed before translation |
| ______ | genetic code | e. occurs only in groups |
| ______ | intron | f. 64 codons |
| ______ | anticodon | g. destroys ribosomes |
| ______ | RIP | h. often causes a frameshift |
| ______ | deletion | i. enzymatic RNA |
| ______ | rRNA | j. binds to a codon |
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