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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

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11. Translation

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Which nucleic acid is translated during protein synthesis?

mRNA

DNA

tRNA

rRNA

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Understand the central dogma of molecular biology, which describes the flow of genetic information: DNA is transcribed into RNA, and RNA is translated into protein.

Identify the types of RNA involved in protein synthesis: messenger RNA (mRNA), transfer RNA (tRNA), and ribosomal RNA (rRNA).

Recall that mRNA carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome, where protein synthesis occurs.

Recognize that tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome, and rRNA is a structural and catalytic component of the ribosome, but neither is directly translated.

Conclude that the nucleic acid translated during protein synthesis is mRNA, as it provides the template for assembling amino acids into a polypeptide chain.