Protein Synthesis & Mutations Review

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What is a change in the genetic material of a cell called?

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Mutation

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Where in the cell does translation occur?

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In the ribosome

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What type of substitution in which one amino acid changes is called?

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Missense

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What type of mutation is shown above: (Inversion, Insertion, Substitution, Deletion)

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Deletion

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What is produced as a result of gene expression?

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Proteins

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What is the process of copying DNA to make RNA called?

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Transcription

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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 for protein synthesis.

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What is a silent mutation?

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A mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence of a protein.

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What is the function of ribosomes in the cell?

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Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis.

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What is an insertion mutation?

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A mutation where one or more nucleotide pairs are added to a gene.