DNA, Protein Synthesis, and Mutations Review

DNA molecule segment is : TTA-CGC-AAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTC-GCA-AG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

• Substitution

• Deletion

• Insertion

• Inversion

Sickle cell anemia is an example of a _____________________ mutation

• Cell

• Chromosome

• Point

• Somatic Cell

if a single base is added or deleted the rest of the nitrogen bases in that sequence will?

• shift, causing a frameshift mutation

• move, causing a delection

• move, causing an addition

• shift, causing a deletion

Which codon is NOT one of the stop codons? 

• UAA
• UAG
• UGA
• AUG

#3 is

• tRNA

• mRNA

• DNA

• rRNA

#6 is 

• codons
• anticodons
• ribosomes
• amino acids

#4 is 

• anticodons
• codons
• ribosomes
• amino acids

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______ (first part of protein synthesis.)

• translation

• transcription

• replication

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____(second part of protein synthesis.)

• transcription

• rRNA

• replication

• translation

The genetic info in DNA is expressed as a-

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• protein

• sugar