Name the functional segment of dna that carries genetic information

Term Meaning RNA (ribonucleic acid) Single-stranded nucleic acid that carries out the instructions coded in DNA Central dogma of biology The process by which the information in genes flows into proteins: DNA → RNA → protein Polypeptide A chain of amino acids Codon A sequence of three nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or start/stop signal during translation Transcription Process during which a DNA sequence of a gene is copied to make an RNA molecule Translation Process during which an mRNA molecule is used to assemble amino acids into polypeptide chains Mutation A change in a genetic sequence A frameshift mutation “shifts” how a sequence of nucleotides is read as triplets (codons) during translation. This may, in turn, alter which amino acids are added to polypeptide. In this example, the original reading frame of a gene encodes an mRNA with codons that specify the amino acid sequence: methionine (Met), isoleucine (Ile), argenine (Arg), and asparagine (Asn). A deletion of the 4th nucleotide (T) shifts the reading frame at the point of the deletion. This produces a new reading frame in the DNA template after the 3rd nucleotide. The mRNA of the new frame bears different codons past the point of the mutation (the first methionine-specifying codon remains unchanged). These codons specify the amino acid sequence: methionine (Met), tyrosine (Tyr), and glycine (Gly). Mutations do not always have drastic or negative effects. Often people hear the term "mutatio...

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Learning Objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: • Explain how the genetic code stored within DNA determines the protein that will form • Describe the process of transcription • Describe the process of translation • Discuss the function of ribosomes It was mentioned earlier that DNA provides a “blueprint” for the cell structure and physiology. This refers to the fact that DNA contains the information necessary for the cell to build one very important type of molecule: the protein. Most structural components of the cell are made up, at least in part, by proteins and virtually all the functions that a cell carries out are completed with the help of proteins. One of the most important classes of proteins is enzymes, which help speed up necessary biochemical reactions that take place inside the cell. Some of these critical biochemical reactions include building larger molecules from smaller components (such as occurs during DNA replication or synthesis of microtubules) and breaking down larger molecules into smaller components (such as when harvesting chemical energy from nutrient molecules). Whatever the cellular process may be, it is almost sure to involve proteins. Just as the cell’s genome describes its full complement of DNA, a cell’s proteome is its full complement of proteins. Protein synthesis begins with genes. A gene is a functional segment of DNA that provides the genetic information necessary to build a protein. Each particular gene prov...

As these examples show, transcription is a process in which information is rewritten. Transcription is something we do in our everyday lives, and it's also something our cells must do, in a more specialized and narrowly defined way. In biology, transcription is the process of copying out the DNA sequence of a gene in the similar alphabet of RNA. Initiation. RNA polymerase binds to a sequence of DNA called the promoter, found near the beginning of a gene. Each gene (or group of co-transcribed genes, in bacteria) has its own promoter. Once bound, RNA polymerase separates the DNA strands, providing the single-stranded template needed for transcription. Elongation. One strand of DNA, the template strand, acts as a template for RNA polymerase. As it "reads" this template one base at a time, the polymerase builds an RNA molecule out of complementary nucleotides, making a chain that grows from 5' to 3'. The RNA transcript carries the same information as the non-template ( coding) strand of DNA, but it contains the base uracil (U) instead of thymine (T). RNA polymerase synthesizes an RNA transcript complementary to the DNA template strand in the 5' to 3' direction. It moves forward along the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction, opening the DNA double helix as it goes. The synthesized RNA only remains bound to the template strand for a short while, then exits the polymerase as a dangling string, allowing the DNA to close back up and form a double helix. The terminator DNA enc...