RNA splicing is a process in which certain parts‚ called introns‚ of an RNA molecule are cut out to create a desired RNA strand made out of exons‚ the parts of the RNA molecule that remain and are expressed. As a pre-mRNA molecule is guided through a spliceosome‚ small nuclear ribonucleoprotiens (snRNPs) find the areas where the pre-mRNA’s introns should be cut out. Since the pre-mRNA can be clipped in many different ways through RNA splicing‚ the coding on the pre-mRNA (and future mRNA) strand can
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Describe the operon hypothesis and how it explains the control of the messenger RNA production and the regulation of protein synthesis in bacterial cells. The operon is a group of genes coding for proteins with related functions and they are arranged in units. The operon is made up of the promoter‚ structural genes and the operator. Transcription depends on the regulator‚ it may be located anywhere on the bacterial chromosome. The regulator codes for the repressor‚ which binds to the operator
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Name Class Date RNA and Protein Synthesis Information and Heredity Q: How does information flow from DNA to RNA to direct the synthesis of proteins? WHAT I KNOW 13.1 What is RNA? 13.2 How do cells make proteins? 13.3 What happens when a cell’s DNA changes? 13.4 How do cells regulate gene expression? WHAT I LEARNED SAMPLE ANSWER: RNA is a nucleic acid that carries coded genetic information. SAMPLE ANSWER: SAMPLE ANSWER: The bases in DNA—A‚ T‚ G‚ and C—form a four-letter “alphabet” that
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is that RNA uses uracil instead of the thymine in DNA. DNA replicates itself and RNA is synthesized from RNA on an as-needed basis. Their stability and reaction is also different. DNA is more stable and less reactive than RNA because of the deoxyribose sugar’s C-H bonds. It is stable in alkaline conditions; DNA has smaller grooves‚ which makes it harder for enzymes to “attack.” RNA is more reactive because of the ribose sugar’s C-OH‚ hydroxyl‚ bonds. Unlike DNA‚ it is not stable in alkaline conditions
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a ubiquitous family of large biological molecules that perform multiple vital roles in the coding‚ decoding‚ regulation‚ and expression of genes. Together with DNA‚ RNA comprises the nucleic acids‚ which‚ along with proteins‚ constitute the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Like DNA‚ RNA is assembled as a chain of nucleotides‚ but is usually single-stranded. Cellular organisms use messenger RNA (mRNA) to convey genetic information (often notated
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Identifying sites of protein synthesis in Chlamydomonas using erythromycin and cyclohexamide as protein synthesis inhibitors. October 16‚ 2009 Introduction: In living cells‚ prokaryotic or eukaryotic‚ the synthesis (construction) of proteins is accomplished by similar machinery. Amino acids‚ ribosomes‚ messenger RNA (mRNA)‚ and transfer RNA (tRNA)‚ are all necessary for the building of functional proteins in a cell. Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis in a cell‚ and there are two different
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Protein synthesis is the process whereby proteins are produced‚ or synthesized‚ in living things according to "directions" given by DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and carried out by RNA (ribonucleic acid) and other proteins. As suggested earlier‚ this is an extraordinarily complex process that we do not attempt to discuss here. Following synthesis‚ proteins fold up into an essentially compact three-dimensional shape‚ which is their tertiary structure. DNA contains the instructions for a cell’s structure
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to do. However‚ the molecules DNA and RNA‚ which are found in all living creatures‚ work together in a certain process that is crucial to existence: the formation of proteins. Although all species differ from each other in various ways‚ the processes by which proteins are synthesized are the same in all. Protein synthesis is a very complex process. In order to understand the process‚ there some basics that are essential for cells to create the proper proteins. DNA is a very long and double-stranded
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12/15/11 Cell Division/ DNA / Protein Synthesis Study guide AA: Simple definition AA: Simple explanation AA: Detailed explanation/drawing AA: Questions 1. What is transformation? * Movement of a gene from one organism to another 2. What did Griffith show? * Showed either protein or DNA causes transformation 3. What did Avery show? * Showed that DNA causes transformation or that DNA is hereditary material 4. What did Hershey & Chase show and how did they do
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catalytic RNA – which was instrumental for the RNA World Hypothesis ("Sidney Altman: The RNA World"). This hypothesis stated that early life started with RNA as they possess the ability to serve as a catalyst as well as contain genetic information. The RNA was able to spontaneously form under natural processes‚ which eventually replicated into all sorts of life. This paper will analyze the theoretical and experimental support for this hypothesis and comment on the plausibility of the RNA World Hypothesis
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