Protein Synthesis and Mutations

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What is a mutation?

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A mutation is a change in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene.

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What type of mutation is represented by the change from T-G-A-C-C-A to T-G-A-G-C-A?

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Substitution.

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Why is DNA important?

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DNA serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things.

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What is the group of 3 unpaired bases that is complementary with mRNA?

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Anticodon.

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What are codons?

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Codons are sections of RNA that are read in groups of three bases.

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What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

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tRNA delivers the correct amino acid to the ribosome based on the anticodon matching with the mRNA codon.

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What is the process of protein synthesis?

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Protein synthesis is the process by which cells generate proteins based on the information encoded in DNA.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into mRNA.

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What is translation in protein synthesis?

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Translation is the process where ribosomes read mRNA and assemble amino acids into a polypeptide chain.

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What is an amino acid?

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An amino acid is a building block of proteins, linked together by peptide bonds.