Protein Synthesis & Cell Division LEAP Review

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What is the purpose of Mitosis?

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Growth of an organism and Repair of damaged tissue.

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Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

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Mutation.

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In mitosis, the two resulting cells are...

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Identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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In DNA, Adenine pairs with ___________.

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Thymine.

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The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

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Translation.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where proteins are synthesized from amino acids.

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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 the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine, while RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.

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What is the process of copying DNA called?

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Replication.

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What are the stages of the cell cycle?

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Interphase, Mitosis, and Cytokinesis.