Multiple Choice
In the context of the central dogma, what do viral DNA/RNA instructions typically direct the host cell to do?
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15. Gene Expression
Central Dogma
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Which process describes how mRNA is used by a cell to produce proteins?
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Translocation
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Replication
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Translation
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Understand the central dogma of molecular biology, which describes the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to RNA to protein.
Recognize that transcription is the process where the DNA sequence of a gene is copied into mRNA. This occurs in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Identify that translation is the process where the mRNA is used as a template to synthesize proteins. This occurs in the ribosomes in the cytoplasm.
During translation, the mRNA sequence is read in sets of three nucleotides called codons, each of which specifies a particular amino acid.
The ribosome facilitates the binding of tRNA molecules, which carry amino acids, to the mRNA. The sequence of codons in the mRNA determines the order of amino acids in the protein, resulting in protein synthesis.
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