Protein Synthesis and Mutations FLASHCHARDS

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Units repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA: amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids, polysaccharides

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nucleotides

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In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of:

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thymine

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Why is DNA important?

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it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

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What mutation has occurred here? T-G-A-C-C-A T-G-A-G-C-A

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Substitution

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ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a

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Deletion -Frameshift

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RNA is read in sections called:

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Codons

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Transcription is a process that in eukaryotic cells takes place in the: Nucleus, Cytoplasm, Golgi Apparatus, Rough E.R.

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Nucleus

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Where does translation occur in eukaryotic cells?

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Cytoplasm

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The main function of tRNA is to...

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bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

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What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

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Leucine