Chapter 10 Vocab

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Synthesis of a polypeptide (protein) from information carried by mRNA

Set of 3 bases on a tRNA molecule, specific to the type of amino acidethe tRNA carries

A type of mutation in which an extra nucleotide is added to a chain

Cancer-causing agent in the environment

Nitrogen base that takes the place of thymine in RNA

Set of nucleotides in mRNA molecule that does NOT code for amino acids (junk DNA)

Process of making RNA from DNA

Type of gene mutation in which a nucleotide is left out