DNA/RNA & Protein Synthesis Review

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What is the structure of DNA?

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Double helix.

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What is the second step of DNA Replication?

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Bases are paired.

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Determine the amino acid sequence from this mRNA: AUG UAC GAA GGG CAC UGA

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Met - Tyr - Glu - Gly - His - STOP.

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Which enzyme is responsible for making new DNA strands during DNA Replication?

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DNA Polymerase.

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How many bases make up an mRNA codon?

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3.

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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 RNA in protein synthesis?

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RNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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The process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.

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What is translation in the context of protein synthesis?

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The process of decoding mRNA to synthesize proteins.