Protein Synthesis and cell differentiation

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What is the function of mRNA?

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Carries the genetic information from the nucleus to the ribosome.

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What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

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Double Helix.

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Which type of mutation replaces nucleotides with others, altering a single point on the genetic code?

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Substitution.

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When DNA is transcribed, what is the complementary strand to ATTACAGACTTTCAAGCTAG?

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UAAUGUCUGAAAGUCGAUC.

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What is the function of tRNA?

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Carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where amino acids are assembled into proteins.

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.

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What is translation in the context of protein synthesis?

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Translation is the process where ribosomes synthesize proteins using mRNA and tRNA.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.