Protein Synthesis and Mutation

A type of frameshift mutation involving the loss of one or more base pairs in the DNA

• deletion mutation

• insertion mutation

• nonsense mutation

• substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A type of frameshift mutation involving the addition of one or more nucleotide pairs to a gene.

• deletion mutation

• insertion mutation

• nonsense mutation

• substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

type of RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis.

• messenger RNA

• transfer RNA

• ribosomal RNA

process in which mRNA is synthesized from the template DNA. DNA is re-written into mRNA.

• transcription

• translation

• amino acids

• ribose sugar

monomers of proteins, coded for by the mRNA during transcription

• transcription

• translation

• amino acids

• ribose sugar

three-base code in DNA or mRNA

• mutation

• anti-codon

• codon

How many nucleotide bases make up a code for an amino acid?

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

3 nucleotide bases form code to make _________________.

• proteins

• DNA

• mutations

• amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Amino acids form a chain to make ______________.

• ladders

• nucleotides

• protiens

• steak

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A mutation where a base is left out of a genetic sequence is a _______________.

• translocation

• deletion

• insertion

• substitution

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2