DNA & Protein Synthesis

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How many nucleotides code for 1 amino acid?

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3

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What makes up the rungs (steps) of a DNA ladder?

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Nitrogen bases

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What makes up the SIDES of a DNA ladder?

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Sugars & phosphates

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Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand ATG TGA CAG?

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TAC ACT GTC

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The weak bonds between base pairs is a ___

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Hydrogen

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.

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What is translation in protein synthesis?

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The process of decoding mRNA to synthesize proteins.

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.