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- 4. contains information that has been copied from DNA
- 5. forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA
- 6. A sequence of three consecutive nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule that codes for a specific amino acid
- 9. the process by which a cell makes proteins using the genetic information carried in messenger RNA
- 12. consist of a single muscle cell
- 13. the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes
- 14. the prototype of a molecular motor—a protein that converts chemical energy in the form of ATP to mechanical energy, thus generating force and movement
- 15. cytoplasmic protein that links the cytoskeleton of muscle fibers to the extracellular matrix of the overall muscle tissue.
- 17. an intercellular structure made of both RNA and protein, and it is the site of protein synthesis in the cell
- 20. a highly abundant intracellular protein present in all eukaryotic cells and has a pivotal role in muscle contraction as well as in cell movements
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- 1. The process by which a gene gets turned on in a cell to make RNA and proteins
- 2. nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA
- 3. the process in which cells make proteins
- 7. The molecule inside cells that contains the genetic information responsible for the development and function of an organism
- 8. long contractile fibres, groups of which run parallel to each other on the long axis of the myocytes
- 10. the process by which a cell makes an RNA copy of a piece of DNA
- 11. a substance that can accept hydrogen ions in water and can neutralize an acid
- 15. caused by mutations in the gene that encodes the 427-kDa cytoskeletal protein dystrophin
- 16. a term used to describe the physical structure of DNA
- 18. proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions
- 19. molecules that combine to form proteins