DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis, Mutations and Biotechnology

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What is Genetic Engineering?

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The practice of inserting the DNA of another species into an organism's DNA so that the organism gains a new trait.

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What happens to beneficial mutations in a population?

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They are likely to increase in the population.

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What is the process of decoding mRNA to produce a protein called?

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Translation.

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Define Genetic Modification/Genetic Engineering.

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Altering the DNA of an organism at the molecular level.

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What does transgenic mean?

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An organism that has had another species' DNA put in it.

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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that carries genetic information.

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What is RNA?

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Ribonucleic acid, a molecule that plays a role in protein synthesis.

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in traits.

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What is the difference between transcription and translation?

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Transcription is the process of copying DNA to mRNA; translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA.