Unit 5: DNA/RNA/Proteins/Mutations

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What makes up the sides or 'backbone' of DNA?

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Sugars and phosphates.

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What process needs to happen to DNA before the cell divides?

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Replication.

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Where does transcription take place in a eukaryote?

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Nucleus.

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In messenger RNA, each codon specifies a particular...

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Amino Acid.

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Where does translation take place?

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Ribosome.

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What are the building blocks of DNA?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

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Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), Guanine (G).

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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 a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence that can lead to changes in protein structure and function.

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What is the function of ribosomes?

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Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis.