Protein Synthesis & Mutations Practice

Front

DNA passes information to the mRNA during the process of ________________? Options: Photosynthesis, Translation, tRNA, Transcription, Replication

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Transcription

Front

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine are nitrogen bases found in ____________.

Back

DNA

Front

Mutation not passed to offspring due to occurrence in _________________.

Back

Somatic Cells

Front

Why are frame shift mutations so harmful?

Back

They change all of the codons from the point of the mutation on, which changes the amino acid sequence.

Front

What mutation has occurred here? DNA: T-G-A-C-C-C-A Mutated DNA: T-G-A-G-C-C-A

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Substitution

Front

Nucleotide sequence of RNA complementary to DNA strand GTAGTCA

Back

CAUCAGU

Front

What amino acid is represented by the codon CGC?

Back

Arginine (Arg)

Front

Amino Acid sequence of DNA: TAC AGA TTC ATT

Back

Met Ser Lys Stop

Front

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides: ATG-GGA-ACT-CCA

Back

4

Front

Amino acids link together to form ______________? Options: mRNA, codon, genes, polypeptide chain

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polypeptide chain