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The Genetic Code and Transcription
Chapter Concepts
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Concepts
- The Genetic code exhibits a number of characteristics
- Early studies established the basic operational patterns of the code
- Studies by Niremberg, Matthaei, and others led to deciphering of the code
- The coding dictionary reveals the function of the 64 triplets
- The genetic code has been confirmed in studies of bacteriophage MS2
- The genetic code is nearly universal
- Different initiation points create overlapping genes
- Transcription synthesizes RNA on a DNA template
- Studies with bacteria and phages provided evidence for the existence of mRNA
- RNA polymerase directs RNA synthesis
- Transcription in eukaryotes differs from prokaryotic transcription in several ways
- The coding regions of eukaryotic genes are interrupted by intervening sequences
- Transcription has been visualized by electron microscopy
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