Protein Synthesis & Mutations

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

• Substitution
• Deletion
• Insertion
• Frameshift 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• Insertion- Frameshift
• Deletion- Substitution
• Deletion -Frameshift
• All of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Would a mutation in the DNA of a skin cell be passed on to an organism's offspring?

• Yes, because any change to the DNA is passed on to the offspring
• Maybe. Sex cells only use half of the body's genetic code. It might get the copy of a gene that wasn't mutated.
• No. Only mutations that occur in the gametes (sex cells) are passed on to the offspring
• Without knowing the animal, it would be hard to tell whether or not the mutation would be passed on.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

RNA is read in sections called:

• Triplets
• Genes
• Codons
• Genes

Transcription is a process that in eukaryotic cells takes place in the:

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Golgi Apparatus
• Rough E.R.

Translation is a process in eurkaryotic cells takes place in the:

• Cytoplasm
• Nucleus
• Nucleolus
• Golgi Bodies

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

What is the mRNA sequence that complements the following DNA sequence: TATAAACGCTAGGCAG

• ATATTTGCGATCCGTC

• AUAUUUGCGAUCCGUC

• TATAAACGCTAGGCAG

• UTUTTTGCGUTCCGTC