Protein Synthesis and Mutations

In which of the following ways does genetic information typically flow in an organism?

• trait --> proteins --> RNA --> DNA

• RNA --> trait -->protein --> DNA

• DNA --> RNA --> protein --> trait

• DNA --> protein --> trait--> RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

How would the DNA sequence GCTATA be transcribed to mRNA?

• GCUAUA

• CGATAT

• CGAUAU

• GCUTUT

If the mRNA codons read ACA-GUA-GAA-UUG-AUC, what amino acids make up the protein sequence?

• Cys-Val-Gly-Ser-Stop

• Cys-His-Leu-Asn-Stop

• Thre-Val-Glu-Leu-Iso

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What type of mutation is this?Original DNA;TATGAACTGGAAMutated DNA;TATGAATTGGAA

• Substitution

• Insertion

• Deletion

• Frameshift

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

• base

• codon

• amine

• serine

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A gene is

• the same as a chromosome

• the info for making a polypeptide

• made of RNA

• made of protein

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene is called

• a mutation

• a codon

• a translation

• an anticodon

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Translation is a process that produces

• mRNA

• Protein

• Polypeptide Chains

• tRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is does this image represent? 

• Mutation

• Translation 

• tRNA

• Transcription 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which amino acid pairs with the codon AGA

• Thr

• Arg

• Ala

• Glu

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6