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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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The anticodon of a tRNA is complementary to a(n) codon of mRNA.

exon

promoter

codon

intron

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Understand that the anticodon is a sequence of three nucleotides on a tRNA molecule that pairs with a complementary codon on the mRNA during translation.

Recall that a codon is a sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid or a stop signal during protein synthesis.

Recognize that exons and introns are parts of the DNA or pre-mRNA, where exons code for proteins and introns are non-coding regions removed during RNA processing.

Know that a promoter is a DNA sequence where RNA polymerase binds to initiate transcription, not related to codon-anticodon pairing.

Conclude that the anticodon of tRNA pairs specifically with the codon of mRNA, making 'codon' the correct answer.