Genetic Coding & Protein Synthesis

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How many cells are in the human body?

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37 trillion

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What is the process in which DNA makes an exact copy of itself?

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Replication

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What are the four nitrogen bases in DNA?

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Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine

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What process is shown in the diagram that involves DNA copying itself?

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Replication

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What kind of information does DNA carry?

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Genetic information

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What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

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DNA provides the instructions for making proteins.

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What is transcription in the context of protein synthesis?

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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 create proteins using the information from mRNA.

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What is the structure of DNA?

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DNA is a double helix made of nucleotides.

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What are nucleotides composed of?

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A nucleotide is made of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.