genetic code lecture - 4/11 Flashcards

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Q

define endergonic and name a process it catalyses

A

driven by high energy phosphoanhydride bond cleavage
polymerisation

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2
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start codons sequence and other roles

A

AUG and GUG
may code for Met and Val

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3
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nonsense codons

A

stop codons
do not code for aa
UAG, UAA and UGA

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4
Q

variant arm on tRNA molecule

A

site of variability

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5
Q

sites of a tRNA molecule

A

acceptor stem
anticodon loop

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6
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what is tRNA charging

A

addition of amino acids to tRNA

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7
Q

what enzyme catalyses tRNA charging

A

aminoacyl-tRNA

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8
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process of tRNA charging

A

amino acid is activated
enzyme reacts with tRNA to form aa-tRNA

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