Structure & Function of Biomolecules
This type of biomolecule is made of Amino acids.
What are proteins?
This process involves the creation of Amino Acid chains from an mRNA strand. (RNA -> Protein.)
What is translation?
False- Mutations can be harmful, helpful, or neutral.
This is considered the smallest unit of life.
What is a cell?
This many strands of DNA are bonded together in a double helix.
What is two?
This process involves the creation of a mRNA strand based on a DNA template strand. (DNA -> RNA)
What is transcription?
This type of mutation involves the removal of at least one base from a DNA strand.
What is a deletion mutation?
True or false: all traits are due to an organism's genetic code.
False: environmental factors can influence an organism's traits.
this biomolecule contains the nitrogenous bases Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil.
What is RNA?
This group of three nitrogenous bases on an mRNA strand codes for a specific amino acid, or provides instructions for a ribosome to start/stop translation.
What is a codon?
This type of mutation involves the addition of at least one base to a DNA strand.
This organelle contains the DNA of a eukaryotic (plant, animal, fungal) cell.
What is the nucleus?
This biomolecule contains the nitrogenous bases Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine and Guanine.
What is DNA?
This is what amino acid would be produced if an RNA strand did not have a start codon.
What is nothing?
This type of mutation involves the replacement of at least one DNA base with another base.
What is a substitution mutation?
Humans have this many pairs of chromosomes.
What is 23?
This biomolecule takes genetic information from DNA in the nucleus and brings it to ribosomes for translation. (be specific)
What is mRNA?
This DNA template strand would be transcribed to form the following RNA strand: AUGCGCAUU
This category of mutation causes all of the following codons to be "shifted" one base, usually significantly altering the protein that is created.
What is a frameshift mutation?
This cell organelle is responsible for the creation of amino acid chains from mRNA strands.
What is a ribosome?