DNA VS RNA
What base does DNA have that RNA does not?
And what base does RNA have that DNA does not?
Thymine
Uracil
How many codons does it take to code for an amino acid?
1
How many bases are changed with a point mutation?
1
DNA-RNA-____-Protein-phenotype
What goes in the blank?
Amino acid
What do you use to read a codon chart?
mRNA
What is the monomer of DNA and RNA?
Nuclei Acids
What are the THREE types of RNA involved in protein synthesis?
mRNA, rRNA, tRNA
What type of cell must be affected by a mutation in order for an offspring to inherit it
Gamete
DNA makes a new copy of DNA in a process called what?
Replication
What is the amino acid sequence for UUA-CAU-GCC
Leucine-Histidine-Alanine
Transcribe this DNA strand into RNA, ATT-CCA-GTA
UAA-GGU-CAU
What does tRNA provide when reading mRNA to create proteins?
Amino acids
THE FAT CAT SAW THE RAT
THE CAT SAW THE RAT
What type of mutation is this?
Deletion
What is a figure that shows an individual's chromosomes called?
Karyotype
What is the amino acid sequence for the DNA strand ACC-GTA-CCC
Tryptophan-Histidine-Glycine
Determine the DNA molecule that this RNA strand originated from, GCU-UAU-GAA
CGA-ATA-CTT
What is the process when mRNA is being read to bring in tRNA called?
What is the process when DNA is being read to create mRNA?
Translation
Transcription
What happens when you insert or delete a nitrogen base in a DNA strand?
Every base after that mutation shifts
What would happen to a cell who's ribosomes were destroyed?
They could not make proteins
How many stop codons are on the chart?
3
What are the three parts of DNA and RNA (nucleic acids)
Sugar, nitrogenous base, phosphate group
What portion of RNA is kept and what part is cut out in order to perform protein synthesis
Exons and introns
ABC-DEF-GHI
JKL-MNO-PQR
Create a translocation mutation using these chromosomes
Will be checked by me
What is a section of DNA that codes for a specific trait called?
Gene
What mRNA codon must be read in order for protein synthesis to begin?
AUG