Word: Promoter Definition: A specific nucleotide sequence in DNA that binds RNA

polymerase and indicates where to start transcribing RNA.

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Word: TATA Box Definition: A DNA sequence in eukaryotic promoters crucial in forming
the transcription initiation complex.
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Word: Aminoacyl-tRNA-Synthetase Definition: -"activate" the amino acid by attaching amino acid pairs prior
to hooking up with its tRN
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Word: E Site Definition: One of a ribosome's three binding sites for tRNA during
translation. The E site is the place where discharged tRNAs leave the
ribosome.
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Word: A Site Definition: Amino-acyl tRNA site; the site on a ribosome where a new
amino acid is added to a growing peptide.

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Word: P Site Definition: Peptidyl-tRNA site; the site on a ribosome where the growing
peptide (attached to a tRNA) is found during translation.

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Word: tRNA Definition: An RNA molecule that functions as an interpreter between

nucleic acid and protein language by picking up specific amino acids and
recognizing the appropriate codons in the mRNA
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Word: Exons Definition: A coding region of a eukaryotic gene. Exons, which are
expressed, are separated from each other by introns.
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Word: Reading Frame Definition: The way a cell's mRNA-translating machinery groups the
mRNA nucleotides into codons.
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Word: Introns Definition: Non-coding segments of nucleic acid that lie between coding
sequences.

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