Replication and Protein Synthesis

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What does DNA hold the code for making?

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Proteins

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In RNA, Uracil pairs with which base?

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Adenine

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What is the location in the cell for translation?

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Ribosome in cytoplasm

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What does a codon (set of 3 nitrogen bases) code for?

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Amino acids

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What molecules do both DNA and RNA contain?

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Nucleotides

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What is the primary function of DNA?

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To store genetic information.

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What is the role of RNA in protein synthesis?

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To transfer the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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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 RNA.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double-stranded and contains thymine; RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil.