DNA, Protein Synthesis, and Mutations

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What is the name of the sugar found in RNA?

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Ribose

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How are the nitrogen base pairs in DNA held together?

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Hydrogen bonds

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Who are the 2 main scientists that discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?

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Watson and Crick

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According to the base pairing rules of RNA, adenine always pairs with ______.

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Uracil

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What is the structure of DNA?

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A double helix made of two strands of nucleotides.

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine.

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What is the process of copying DNA called?

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Replication.

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What is transcription in protein synthesis?

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The process of converting DNA into mRNA.

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What is translation in protein synthesis?

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The process of converting mRNA into a protein.

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What is a mutation?

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A change in the DNA sequence.