Final Exam Review - Topic 4-1, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3

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What is the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring?

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DNA

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How are nitrogen bases organized on genes?

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In a sequence.

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What is the process called when amino acids link together to form proteins?

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Protein synthesis.

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What carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm?

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Messenger RNA.

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What carries amino acids to the ribosome during protein synthesis?

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Transfer RNA.

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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 ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where proteins are assembled from amino acids.

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What is the function of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

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To carry genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?

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

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What is a gene?

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