DNA & Mutations

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What is the basic shape of DNA?

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Double helix

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The primary physical shape of double-stranded DNA molecules

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Double Helix

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The process in which a strand of DNA is copied into an RNA strand for the purpose of protein synthesis

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Transcription

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The process by which the sequence of nucleotides in a messenger RNA is converted by a ribosome and transfer RNAs into a polypeptide with a specific sequence of amino acids

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Translation

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A single linear or circular piece of DNA that contains some or all of an organism’s genes

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Chromosome

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A change in the DNA sequence of a chromosome

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Mutation

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The process in which a DNA molecule is copied to produce two identical DNA molecules

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Replication

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A double stranded nucleic acid that holds genetic information; composed of the nucleotides adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine

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DNA

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A single stranded nucleic acid that can be used to make proteins; composed of the nucleotides adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil

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RNA

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Relaxed form of DNA that is present in the nucleus during interphase of eukaryotic cells

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Chromatin