ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY- UTMB 5355 EXAM 1 | 327 Questions And Answers!!

Transcription - synthesis of RNA from DNA Transcription results in - mRNA RNA polymerase makes -mRNA mRNA - makes proteins RNA polymerase - binds to DNA Transcription factors (TFs) - A regulatory protein that binds to DNA and affects transcription of specific genes. Can wither activate or repress expression of genes Termination of transcription - RNA polymerase reaches a terminator sequence (Stop codon) and detaches from the template Translation - Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced. Protein assembly Translation takes place in the - cytoplasm Codon - A specific sequence of three bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a amino acid Amino acids are - building blocks of proteinstRNA - An RNA molecule that functions as an interpreter between nucleic acid and protein language by picking up specific amino acids and recognizing the appropriate codons in the mRNA Codons allow - for DNA and RNA to communicate