CRISPR
What organism was CRISPR discovered in?
Bacteria
Who is known to make large discoveries in the field of evolution?
HInt: finch
Charles Darwin
What is DNA?
DNA is the set of instructions that makes you, look like you.
OH MY GOODNESS A SECRET DAILY DOUBLE
What is the nickname for CRISPR (hint! It was named this due to what it can do to DNA)
Molecular scissors or scissor in general
What does mRNA stand for
Messenger RNA
What is a mutation?
A random change in DNA
Name one way we are currently using CRISPR...
in crops, in live stock, ...
What does tRNA stand for
transfer RNA
What is an substitution mutation
one nucelotide is replaced with a different one
What is one ethical concern of CRISPR
lots of answers
DAILY DOUBLE : What does transcription do? In other words it goes from ___ to ___
goes from DNA to RNA
What is the difference between point mutation and frame shift mutation
point 1 change frameshift everything after it chnages, messes up the order
DAILY DOUBLE What is the name of the protein used in CRISPR? (HINT! its the second part of its whole name CRISPR - ____ )
Cas-9
What is a template strand?
The strand that is used to make a new strand. It is read and replicated
Why are some mutations silent?
Multiple codons code for the same amino acid