main features of the genetic code correct answers 61 codons for 20 amino acids
three codons do not code for any amino acids
each codon codes for only one amino acid (unambiguous and specific)
some amino acids are coded for by more than one codon (degenerate)
use a codon table correct answers practice
steps of transcription correct answers initiation
elongation
termination
initiation correct answers rna polymerase binds to the promoter
eukaryotes require correct answers transcription factor proteins
elongation correct answers RNA polymerase adds nucleotides 5' --> 3' only
termination correct answers transcription stops when RNA polymerase reaches a stop sequence
post-transcriptional modifications correct answers addition of 5' cap
addition of 3' poly-A tail
splicing
translation (the players) correct answers ribosomes
3 types of RNA