DNA Station Lab Questions

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What is the process of Transcription in DNA?

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Transcription is the process by which a cell makes a copy of a gene in the form of mRNA.

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What is the role of mRNA during Translation?

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mRNA serves as a blueprint to build proteins out of amino acids during the process of Translation.

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What are proteins made of?

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Proteins are made of chains of amino acids.

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How many different types of amino acids are there?

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There are 20 different types of amino acids.

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What is a codon?

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

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What is the function of tRNA?

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tRNA (transfer RNA) brings amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis.

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What is the start codon for protein synthesis?

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The start codon is AUG, which codes for the amino acid Methionine.

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What is the significance of the genetic code?

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The genetic code is a set of rules that defines how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA is translated into the amino acid sequence of proteins.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains the sugar deoxyribose, while RNA is single-stranded and contains the sugar ribose.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the cellular machinery that assembles amino acids into proteins based on the sequence of mRNA.