Quiz 1

• Letters or nucleotides used in cellular DNA

  A, G, T, C
• Sequence of combined 3-nucleotide "words" a "sentence" in DNA language

  Gene
• Complete information of an organisms DNA

  Genome
• Term for DNA fragments on lagging strand

  Okazaki Fragments
• Causes DNA fragments to join

  DNA ligase (note sure)
• Mediates RNA synthesis

  DNA polymerase
• Addition of sugars to the protein structure

  Glycocylation
• Term to describe treatment/s a polypeptide undergoes after being released from the ribosome

  
  

  Post translation
• "nonsense" segments in RNA

  Intron
• segments with "sense" in RNA

  Exon
• found in the t-RNA that matches the nucleotides on the mRNA

  Anti codon
• process the RNA undergoes to remove nonsense segments

  Splicing
• make it more difficult to transfer eucaryotic genes to procaryotes

  Intron
• special amino acid encoded at the start of translation

  N-formylhethionine
• 5 end is modified by the addition of a guanine nucleotide with a methyl grp attached.

  RNA Capping
• "word" or 3 nucleotide combination to start translation

  AUG (not sure if AVG)
• Enzymes are proteins that are catalysts of biochemical reactions.