Word exercise

[Pages:24]Word exercise

? Invention ? Vacation ? Application

Creation Assimilation Conjugation

Words mean something!

? Many words that end in "tion" mean a process or action

? Name a history word that ends in tion. Does it involve a process/action?

? Name an English word that ends in "tion". Does it involve action?

? You are going to learn a lot of words in Biology that end in "tion". Suffixes and prefixes can help you determine meaning. So remember "tion" makes a noun or a process out of an action verb!

Central Dogma

Central Dogma

Protein synthesis occurs in new cells like skin cells during the G1(gap1) or growth phase of cell cycle



Making protein is an important function performed by cells

For example, skin cells produce the protein keratin that hardens and forms a protective layer. Melanocyte cells form a protein-based pigment called melanin that protects us from UV damage. Protein enzymes are needed during DNA synthesis and G2-polymerase and helicase

Protein Synthesis (making proteins)

Involves 2 processes and several steps (image from London Health Sciences)

A. Transcription-The first process. The literal definition of transcription is an action meaning "to transcribe", copy, or convert something!

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