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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

Translation

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11. Translation

Translation

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Multiple Choice

Translation termination occurs when a ribosome interacts with which of the following structures?

A promoter region on the DNA

A start codon on the mRNA

A tRNA carrying methionine

A stop codon on the mRNA

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Understand that translation is the process by which a ribosome synthesizes a protein by reading the mRNA sequence.

Recall that translation begins at a start codon on the mRNA, which signals the ribosome to start assembling amino acids.

Recognize that translation termination occurs when the ribosome encounters a specific signal that tells it to stop adding amino acids.

Identify that this termination signal is a stop codon on the mRNA, which does not code for any amino acid and causes the ribosome to release the newly made protein.

Conclude that the ribosome interacts with a stop codon on the mRNA to terminate translation, not with the promoter region, start codon, or tRNA carrying methionine.