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Chapter 17: Q. 17.37 (page 596)

What is meant by the term "transcription"?

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The transfer of genetic information from DNA by the formation of mRNA is called transcription.

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01

Introduction

The process of converting genetic information from DNA to mRNA is known as transcription.

DNA→transcriptionmRNA

Transcription begins when the section of DNA containing the gene to be reproduced slides away. A polymerase enzyme inside of this unwinding DNA recognises the signal to start mRNA production. DNA nucleotides link to ribonucleotides in the following order:

G→C,C→G,T→A,A→U

02

Explanation

The polymerase enzyme forms bonds among nucleotides as it proceeds along undamaged DNA. The RNA polymerase reaches the termination site, signalling the conclusion of transcription. As a result, mRNA produces comparable nucleotides, thus DNA's double helix shape is restored.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Write the complementary base sequence for each of the following DNA segments:

a. TTACGGACCGC
b. ATAGCCCTTACTGG
c. GGCCTACCTTAACGACG

Use three-letter and one-letter abbreviations to write the amino acid sequence for the peptide from each of the following mRNA sequences:

a. AAACCCUUGGCC

b. CCUCGCAGCGGCUGA

c. AUGCACAAGGAAGUACUG

What are the functions of each type of RNA?

Write the corresponding section of mRNA produced from the following section of DNA template strand:

CCGAAGGTTCAC

Draw the condensed structural formula for dGMP.
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