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WorksheetsAccelerated Biology Vocab: Translation & Mutations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the process of making a protein using the code carried in mRNA?
Transcription
Replication
Translation
What code translates mRNA codons into amino acids?
Translator
Genetic Code
Amino Acid Code
What word in genetic coding consists of three nucleotides?
Codon
Triplet
Nitrogenous Base
mRNA
What type of RNA converts codons into amino acids?
rRNA
tRNA
mRNA
What three nucleotides in tRNA complement codons in mRNA?
Codon
Gene
Anticodon
What enzyme carries out translation?
RNA Polymerase
Ribosome
rRNA
What RNA makes up part of a ribosome?
rRNA
RNA Polymerase
tRNA
What is a change in a sequence of DNA that affects a single point in a gene?
Chromosome Mutation
DNA Mutation
Point Mutation
What is the definition of base substitution?
A point mutation where one base pair is switched to a different base pair.
A point mutation where one base pair is added.
A chromosome mutation where one base pair is switched to a different base pair.
What is the definition of a silent substitution?
Any point mutation where base pairs are NOT changed.
Any substitution mutation where the amino acid sequence is NOT changed.
Any substitution mutation.
What is the spacing of codons in mRNA that start with the first start codon?
Reading Frame
Frameshift
Start Codon
What mutation changes the reading frame of a coding region?
Reading Frame Mutation
Chromosomal Mutation
Frameshift Mutation
What is the point mutation where new base pairs are added to the DNA sequence?
Insertion
Deletion
Substitution
What is the point mutation where new base pairs are removed from the DNA sequence?
Substitution
Deletion
Insertion
What is a chromosomal mutation?
Any mutation in the chromosome.
Any mutation affecting one base pair in a chromosome.
Any mutation that affects a large portion of a chromosome.
