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chapter 2 nucleic acid and proteins

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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proteome

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entire set of proteins expresses by at organism at any time

#2
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protein

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made up of an amino acid chain folded into a 3D shape

#3
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polypeptides

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a long chain of amino acids that make up a protein either alone or with multiple

#4
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synthesis

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#5
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gene regulation

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#6
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attenuation

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#7
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condensation reaction

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binds two amino-acids together creating a chain and releasing water molecules

#8
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triplets

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three nucleotides that code for an amino-acid

#9
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transcription

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RNA copies complementary stand of DNA (previously unzipped and unwinded) from 5’ to 3’

#10
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translation

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ribosome reads mRNA sequence using tRNA to read triplet and

#11
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promoter region

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where RNA binds to ribosome starting translation

#12
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Exons and intron

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introns are spliced out of RNA sequence staying in nucleus, exon are the coding regions that combine in any order after introns are spliced

#13
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Operator

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only in Prokaryotes

#14
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enzymes

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molecule that speeds up reaction (catalyses)

#15
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pre mRNA

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only Eukaryotic cells

#16
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RNA processing

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Eukaryotic only, methly cap added to 5’ end and poly-a-tail added to 3’ end

#17
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endonecleous

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#18
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plasmid

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#19
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genetic modification

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#20
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Transgenic

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#21
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sisgenic

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#22
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permeable

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#23
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bacteriorphage

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#24
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monomer

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smallest building block of a Polymer