Protein Sythesis
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--Henry David Thoreau Walden

anticodon a set of three nucleotide bases at the loop end of a tRNA that forms base pairs with the codon of mRNA.
codon a set of three nucleotide bases on mRNA that forms base pairs with the anticodon on the tRNA.

DNA the double helix molcule that is the basic genetic material for all living things.

mRNA messenger RNA is transcribed from DNA and, in protein synthesis, specifies the amino acid sequence of a protein.

nucleotide one of the subunits of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) consisting of a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base.
peptide bond the covalent carbon-to-nitrogen bond between amino acids that form peptides and proteins.

rRNA ribosomal RNA joins with various proteins to form a ribosome.

template a structure or pattern used to create a complement.

transcription the process of synthesizing RNA from a DNA template.

translation the process of converting mRNA information into a specific sequence of amino acids in the production of a protein.

tRNA trasfer RNA is a form of RNA composed of about 70 nucleotides which serves in the synthesis of proteins, providing the triplet anticodon that complements an mRNA codon.

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