Protein Synthesis /Mutations

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What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?

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Transcription

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What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

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mRNA

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What is a frameshift mutation where a nucleotide base is removed from the DNA sequence?

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Deletion Mutation

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What is the job of tRNA?

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Carry amino acids to ribosomes

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Amino acids are the building blocks of...

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Proteins

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What is the process of synthesizing proteins from mRNA 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 translation occurs, assembling amino acids into proteins.

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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 protein structure and function.

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What type of mutation involves the substitution of one nucleotide for another?

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Substitution Mutation

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What is the function of mRNA?

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