As the Total Surface Area of a Cell Increases, the Surface

question 71

True/False

As the total surface area of a cell increases, the surface area/volume ratio decreases .

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Definitions:

Anticodon

Three nucleotides in a row create a genetic code unit within a transfer RNA molecule, matching a corresponding codon in messenger RNA.

mRNA Codons

Triplet sequences of nucleotides in messenger RNA that specify which amino acid will be added next during protein synthesis.

Leucine

Leucine is an essential amino acid necessary for protein synthesis and various metabolic functions in the body, not synthesized by the organism and must be obtained from the diet.

Template DNA

Strands of DNA that serve as guides for synthesizing complementary DNA or RNA molecules during genetic replication and transcription.