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1. Introduction to Genetics51m
2. Mendel's Laws of Inheritance3h 37m
3. Extensions to Mendelian Inheritance2h 41m
4. Genetic Mapping and Linkage2h 28m
5. Genetics of Bacteria and Viruses1h 21m
6. Chromosomal Variation1h 48m
7. DNA and Chromosome Structure56m
8. DNA Replication1h 10m
9. Mitosis and Meiosis1h 34m
10. Transcription1h 0m
11. Translation58m
12. Gene Regulation in Prokaryotes1h 19m
13. Gene Regulation in Eukaryotes44m
14. Genetic Control of Development44m
15. Genomes and Genomics1h 50m
16. Transposable Elements47m
17. Mutation, Repair, and Recombination1h 6m
18. Molecular Genetic Tools19m
- Genetic Cloning
  9m
- Methods for Analyzing DNA
  9m
19. Cancer Genetics29m
- Overview of Cancer
  21m
- Cancer Mutations
  7m
20. Quantitative Genetics1h 26m
21. Population Genetics50m
- Hardy Weinberg
  19m
- Allelic Frequency Changes
  31m
22. Evolutionary Genetics29m

11. Translation

Transfer RNA

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11. Translation

Transfer RNA

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Which two components does a tRNA molecule carry to the ribosome during translation?

A DNA fragment and a start codon

A codon and a ribosomal subunit

A peptide and a promoter sequence

An amino acid and an anticodon

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Understand the role of tRNA in translation: tRNA (transfer RNA) is responsible for bringing specific amino acids to the ribosome to build a protein according to the mRNA sequence.

Identify the two key components a tRNA carries: each tRNA molecule carries an amino acid at one end and an anticodon at the other end.

Explain the anticodon function: the anticodon is a set of three nucleotides complementary to the mRNA codon, allowing the tRNA to recognize the correct codon on the mRNA.

Explain the amino acid function: the amino acid carried by the tRNA is added to the growing polypeptide chain during translation.

Conclude that the correct components carried by tRNA to the ribosome are an amino acid and an anticodon, which together ensure the correct translation of the genetic code into a protein.