Match the key terms with the descriptions

Chapter 17, Problem 1QP

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Problem 1QP

Match the key terms with the descriptions provided.

(a) the form of RNA that brings the appropriate amino acid to the site of protein synthesis

(b) the arrangement of amino acids in space in a local region in the protein chain, often in the form of a pleated sheet or a helix

(c) the fundamental unit of a nucleic acid polymer, consisting of a sugar molecule bonded to both a phosphate group and an organic, nitrogen-containing base

(d) a low-molar-mass nucleic acid involved in the use of genetic information to regulate the synthesis of proteins

(e) a general class of biological molecules that can be extracted from cells by nonpolar solvents

(f) the amino acid sequence in a protein

(g) a high-molar-mass nucleic acid that stores genetic information and has a double helix structure

(h) a long-chain carboxylic acid

(i) the location on an enzyme where catalysis takes place

(j) one of a class of biomolecules that serves as a source of energy; is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen; and has the general formula Cn(H2O)m

(k) the combination of two or more amino acids connected by a peptide bond

(l) the process of copying DNA to make new DNA molecules in the cell nucleus during cell division

(m) the process of using RNA molecules to create protein molecules from amino acids in the cell cytoplasm