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Translation

...ost eukaryotic m RNA s involves recognition of the cap followed by either the first downstream AUG or by a 5' proximal AUG with a consensus sequence surrounding it (like the bacteria l Shine- Dalgarno ... Full article >>> Cell Biology Animations: DNA -structure, replication , ...

Transduction

...ransduction and microtubule assembly). See also cap . Full article >>> Transduction -- the trans fer of bacteria l genetic material from one bacterium to another using a phage as a vector . Trans ferase -- enzymes that catalyze the trans fer of functional groups between don...

Start codon

...ers the start codon AUG. (The region between the cap and the AUG is known as the 5'- untranslated region [5'-UTR].) Here it is joined by the large subunit and a special initiator tRNA . Full article >>> Start (initiation) codon The codon on m RNA where polypeptide synthesis is...

Stalk

...ull article >>> stalk Holds up the cap of mushrooms. Covered in Lab 6 Diversity of Microorganimms: Prokaryotes and Unicellular and Filamentous Eukaryotes ... Full article >>> The stalk of a leaf , which joins the leaf to a node of the stem . pH scale A measure...

Sporozoan

...ch as the Malaria parasite . stalk Holds up the cap of mushrooms. Covered in Lab 6 Diversity of Microorganimms: Prokaryotes and Unicellular and Filamentous Eukaryotes ... Full article >>> sporocyst (1) Stage of development of a sporozoan protozoa n, usually with an enclosing me...

Site

... Cap site : Two usages: In eukaryotes , the cap site is the position in the gene at which tr...ost eukaryotic m RNA s involves recognition of the cap followed by either the first downstream AUG or by a 5' proximal AUG with a consensus sequence ...

Signal transduction

...transduction and microtubule assembly). See also cap . Full article >>> Signal transduction . The biochemical events that conduct the signal of a hormone or growth factor from the cell exterior, through the cell membrane , and into the cytoplasm . Full article >>>...

Root cap

root cap Structure that covers and protects the apical me... PICTURE ... Full article >>> root cap A cone of cells at the tip of a plant root that protects the apical meristem . root hair ... ...

Residue

...ses the m RNA and enhances its translation . The cap contains a 7-methyl ... Full article >>> A post- replication process. Cytosine residue s in CpG sequence s are methylated, forming gene -specific methylation patterns. Methylation of promoter regions correlates with gene e...

Proximal

...ost eukaryotic m RNA s involves recognition of the cap followed by either the first downstream AUG or by a 5' proximal AUG with a consensus sequence surrounding it (like the bacteria l Shine- Dalgarno ... Full article >>>...

Polyadenylation

...polyadenylation , splicing , and addition of a 5' cap structure. Metaphase : A stage in mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial plane of the cell . Full article >>> Processing : The reactions occurring in the nucleus which convert the pr...

PolyA tail

... DNA , character ized by a 5' 7-N-methyl guanine cap and a 3' polyA tail . Its function is to carry the genetic message from the chromosome to the ribosomes . Full article >>>...

MRNA processing

...polyadenylation , splicing , and addition of a 5' cap structure. Metaphase : A stage in mitosis or meiosis during which the chromosomes are aligned along the equatorial plane of the cell . Full article >>> Transcription and mRNA processing occur in the nucleus . The nucleus ...

Midbrain

... central nervous system . In human s, it forms a cap on the anterior end of the spinal cord , extending to about the middle of the brain. bryophyte (bry-oh-fites) ... Full article >>> The midbrain or mesencephalon The forebrain or prosencephalon Composition and central connections...

Messenger RNA

... DNA , character ized by a 5' 7-N-methyl guanine cap and a 3' polyA tail . Its function is to carry the genetic message from the chromosome to the ribosomes . Full article >>> m RNA -- messenger RNA ; an RNA molecular that functions during translation to specify the sequence...

Initiation Codon

...from the 5' end, where the ribosome binds to the cap and begins to scan in a 3' direction. Full article >>> The translation initiation codon , which codes for methionine. The codon can also be present in the middle of a coding region . Other Resources PubMed Google ... Full articl...

Hindbrain

... central nervous system . In human s, it forms a cap on the anterior end of the spinal cord , extending to about the middle of the brain. bryophyte (bry-oh-fites) ... Full article >>> Other researchers had shown that these genes in mammals and in fish helped control brain development-...

Guanine

...otic m RNA during transcription initiation. The cap binds a cap binding protein and acts as an initial binding site for ribosomes during translation . Full ...

Fungus

...etinoides - a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk By Wordnet Dictionary Browse ... Full article >>> The densely branched network of hyphae in a fungus . myelin a sheath of fatty substance associated with protein that surrounds larg...

Exonuclease

...n . Full article >>> The methylated cap prevents the 5' end from being degraded by exonuclease s A leader that follows the 5' cap but precedes the exons ; A trailer that follows the exons ; A poly-A tail that follows the trail...

Eukaryotes

...article >>> 1] In eukaryotes , the cap site is the position in the gene at which transcription starts, and really should be called the " transcription initiation site ". The first nucleotide is trans cribed from this site to start the nascent RNA chain. Full article >&#...

Cervix

...comas. Full article >>> impermeable cap fitted over the cervix may be left in place until menstruation Sperm acides chemicals, such as nonoxynol 9, that inactivate sperm . Insert ed into the vagina - often incorporated in sponge - prior to intercourse. Full article >>...

Cervical

...ticle >>> Cervical Cap impermeable cap fitted over the cervix may be left in place until menstruation Sperm acides ... Full article >>> Cervical factors Cervical stenosis Anti sperm antibodies Insufficent cervical mucus (for the travel and survival of sp...

Cap site

Cap site : Two usages: 1] In eukaryotes , the cap site is the position in the gene at which tran...ost eukaryotic m RNA s involves recognition of the cap followed by either the first downstream AUG or by a 5' proximal AUG with a consensus sequence ...

AP site

...ost eukaryotic m RNA s involves recognition of the cap followed by either the first downstream AUG or by a 5' proximal AUG with a consensus sequence ... Full article >>> Continuation of repair requires one of several AP endonuclease s that cleave the 5' phosphodiester bond of the ...

Acrosome

...e >>> acrosome The enzyme -filled cap on the head of a sperm . Used in egg penetration. actin A protein in a muscle fiber that, together with myosin , is responsible for contr action and relaxation. actin omorphic Regular or radially symmetric flower s. Full article >&#...