Protein Synthesis

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Mutations can be harmful, helpful or neutral in their effect. Often a neutral mutation will not change the amino acid that it codes for.

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true

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Using your mRNA chart, give another mRNA codon that this UAU could mutate to and still code for Tyrosine. Options: UAC, UCA, UAA, UGU

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UAC

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Sickle Cell Anemia is caused by a point mutation known as a substitution.

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true

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What causes Tay Sachs Disorder due to the inability to make the enzyme that breaks down ganglioside in neurons?

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frame shift mutation

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#1 represents a _____________ mutation.

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duplication

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#2 represents a _____________ mutation. Options: inversion, deletion, duplication, translocation

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deletion

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#3 represents a _____________ mutation. Options: inversion, deletion, duplication, translocation

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inversion

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#4 represents a _____________ mutation. Options: inversion, deletion, duplication, translocation

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translocation

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Does all of the DNA code for proteins?

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false

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When is time to produce a particular protein, the need gene is activated or "turned on".

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true