Glossary 3.4
The glossary provides definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts essential to understand the topic in the lesson. Be sure to familiarize yourself with each term before attempting the lesson glossary quiz.
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TATA Boxa region of the promoter that enables the binding of RNA polymerase | |
Template Strandthe DNA strand that is copied into an mRNA molecule during gene transcription | |
Termination Sequencea sequence of bases at the end of a gene that signals the RNA polymerase to stop transcribing | |
Transfer RNA (tRNA)a carrier molecule that binds to a specific amino acid and adds the amino acid to the growing polypeptide chain | |
Translationmechanism by which the information coded in the nucleic acids of RNA is copied into the amino acids of proteins | |
Trascriptionmechanism by which the information coded in nucleic acids of DNA is copied into the nucleic acids of RNA; something rewritten in the same language | |