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What is the role of DNA in living organisms?

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DNA serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things.

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In double-stranded DNA, which base pairs with Adenine?

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Thymine pairs with Adenine.

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What amino acid does the codon UUA represent?

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Leucine.

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What type of mutation is shown in the example: ATTTGAGCC (Original) vs. ATTGAGCC (Mutated)?

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Deletion - Frameshift.

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Where does translation occur in eukaryotic cells?

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Translation occurs in the Cytoplasm.

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What are the four bases of DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is a mutation?

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

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What is the process of transcription?

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

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What is the function of mRNA?

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

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What is a codon?

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A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that corresponds to a specific amino acid.