DNA, Protein Synthesis, & Gene Regulation

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What do amino acids link together to form?

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Proteins

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What best describes a DNA molecule?

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Double helix

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What is a chain of amino acids called?

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Polypeptide

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What does one codon represent?

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Amino Acid

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What is the effect of a non-silent mutation in DNA?

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It will affect the production of proteins.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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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 transcription in the context of gene expression?

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

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What is translation in protein synthesis?

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Translation is the process where ribosomes synthesize proteins using mRNA as a template.

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What is a gene?

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A gene is a segment of DNA that contains the instructions for making a specific protein.