Protein Synthesis Notes 5.16
- RNA stands for Ribonucleic acid.
- It is found in most living organisms and viruses.
- DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid.
- DNA is a double helix, while RNA is a single spiral.
- DNA is a form of a chemical blueprint.
- Every cell in your body contains DNA.
- It contains the code for your whole body.
- DNA runs day to day functions, like cell division, metabolism, and immune response.
- Like DNA, RNA contains genetic codes.
- DNA uses RNA to communicate with the rest of the cell in the body.
- The creation of proteins occur in DNA.
- Proteins are complex molecules that cells use for different functions.
- Most cells make protein which gets food.
- Proteins are the bases for most cell functions.
- DNA controls the actions of these proteins.
- M(messenger)RNA carries protein from DNA to ribosomes.
- Ribosomes are cell organelles that manage proteins
- Ribosomes are made up of R(ribosomal)RNA.
- Its the most common type of RNA
- They need T(transfer)RNA to decode the protein.
- Some viruses contain only RNA, and it works the same.
- The first life on earth was based on RNA, not DNA.
- Transcription is when MRNA gets the code from the DNA.