Biology Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz

___ a group of 20 chemicals that make up a protein.

 sequence of three nitrogen bases in DNA or mRNA that codes for an amino acid

 one or more nucleotides is removed from a DNA sequence

Gametes and the cells that form gametes of an organism

 One or more nucleotides is added to a DNA sequenceInsertion mutation

 Coding strand of RNA that carries genetic information from the DNA to ribosomes where it then specifies how to build proteins

Change in DNA sequence

A group of organic molecules that includes DNA and RNA, which store and transmit genetic information used for protein synthesis

 The building blocks of nucleic acids consisting of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogenous base

Cellular process used to make proteins, which includes transcription and translation