DNA & Protein Synthesis

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What is the process called when DNA is copied to create an identical copy?

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Replication

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Which components are found in both DNA and RNA?

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Phosphate groups, guanine, and cytosine.

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What controls traits in an organism?

Back

The order of nitrogen bases in DNA.

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What bonds are broken during transcription?

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Hydrogen bonds between base pairs.

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What components make up a DNA nucleotide?

Back

Deoxyribose, thymine, and a phosphate group.

Front

What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome.

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What is transcription?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation in the context of protein synthesis?

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The process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA at the ribosome.