
Bio 3/6- we discussed the processes of transcription and translation, focusing on the purpose of each process and the reason for the name of each process. In transcription, one type of nucleic acid (DNA) codes for another type of nucleic acid (RNA), so there is practically no difference in the coded information or the structures of the molecules or their functions.
In translation, at/on the ribosome, a nucleic acid (mRNA) attracts a complementary nucleic acid (tRNA) that transfers an amino acid to a growing chain of amino acids, thus forming a totally different and functional molecule: a protein. Since proteins are NOT nucleic acids, but rather, chains of AMINO acids, we say that a "translation" (different molecule type = different "language") occurs.
AP Chem- took our Thermochemistry unit exam in which you saw (as practiced) common problems on Hess's Law, calorimetry, bond enthalpies, heats of formation, and descriptive chemistry.
In translation, at/on the ribosome, a nucleic acid (mRNA) attracts a complementary nucleic acid (tRNA) that transfers an amino acid to a growing chain of amino acids, thus forming a totally different and functional molecule: a protein. Since proteins are NOT nucleic acids, but rather, chains of AMINO acids, we say that a "translation" (different molecule type = different "language") occurs.
AP Chem- took our Thermochemistry unit exam in which you saw (as practiced) common problems on Hess's Law, calorimetry, bond enthalpies, heats of formation, and descriptive chemistry.