Chapter 6 Crossword Definitions

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The sequence of deoxynucleotides that indicate the starting point for RNA synthesis.
Promoter
Formed when multiple ribosomes translate a single mRNA transcript, allows more than one protein to be translated at the same time..
Polysome
One difference between RNA and DNA is thatRNA has a hydroxyl group on this carbon.
Two prime
The amino acid is attached to this end of the tRNA molecule.
Three prime
In RNA, adenine can base-pair by hydrogen bonding with this base.
Uracil
Post translational modification that modifies the RNA polymerase II CTD.
Phosphorylation
Describes the property of prokaryotic mRNA whereby a single transcript codes for multiple different protein products.
Polycistronic
The most abundant RNA found in cells.
RRNA
Adaptor RNA molecule that decodes the information in mRNA into an amino acid.
Transfer RNA
RNA molecules involved in pre-mRNA splicing.
SnRNAs
Alternate name for the prokaryotic ribosome binding site.
Shine Delgarno sequence
Name given to RNA molecules that have catalytic activity. Function within the large ribosomal RNA to link amino acids together during protein synthesis.
Ribozyme
The majority of translation occurs in this cellular location.
Cytosol
The 21st amino acid; a chemically modified serine tRNA that can base pair with UGA, a stop codon.
Selenocysteine
The domain of a tRNA molecule that pairs with the complementary sequence in mRNA.
Anticodon