Build a DNA Molecule Vocabulary
These are the basic building blocks of DNA
What are nucleotide?
A 3-letter DNA sequence that codes for one amino acid
What is a codon?
The rule that A pairs with T and G pairs with C
What is complementary base pairing?
A permanent change in DNA sequence
What is a mutation?
The process of copying DNA before cell division
What is replication?
A mutation that codes for the same amino acid
What is a silent mutation?
The weak chemical bonds that hold two strands of DNA together
What is hydrogen bonding?
A mutation caused by either an insertion or deletion that shfts the codon grouping.
What is a frameshift?
This is the twisted ladder-like shape of DNA molecules
What is the double helix?
This type of mutation creates a premature stop codon
What is a nonsense mutation?