ABC's of DNA and RNA
The sugar present in RNA.
What is ribose?
This type of mutation occurs when a base is added to a DNA sequence.
What is an insertion mutation?
This is the process by which DNA is copied before a cell divides.
What is DNA replication?
The number of amino acids coded for by the DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC.
What is 4?
This can cause mutations in organisms exposed to it, an example is UV
What is radiation?
The main structural difference between DNA and RNA
What is DNA is double-stranded and RNA is single-stranded?
The type of mutation that changes a single nucleotide without affecting the overall reading frame.
What is a point mutation?
The molecule responsible for carrying coded information from DNA to ribosomes.
What is mRNA?
This type of organic compound includes DNA and RNA.
What are nucleic acids?
This structure holds the DNA or genetic information
What is the nucleus?
The process of creating RNA from a DNA template
What is transcription?
An analysis of chromosomes containing mutated cells may show the loss of one or more bases making up the chromosome. This type of chromosomal change is known as:
What is a deletion?
This process involves the synthesis of proteins from mRNA.
What is translation?
The role of DNA molecules in protein synthesis.
What is determining the sequence of amino acids in a protein?
The sequence of three nucleotides or bases that codes for a single amino acid.
What is a codon?
The nitrogen base that is found in DNA but not in RNA.
What is thymine?
A mutation that results in a premature stop codon.
What is a nonsense mutation?
The organelle where protein synthesis occurs.
What are ribosomes?
The building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
A chromosomal mutation where one part of one chromosome is put onto a different chromosome
Example: A piece of Chromosome 1 is put onto chromosome 15
What is translocation?
The base that pairs with adenine in RNA
What is uracil?
The type of mutation that removes a base from a DNA sequence.
What is a deletion mutation?
The process by which mRNA is synthesized from a DNA template.
What is transcription?
The type of bond that holds amino acids together in a protein.
What is a peptide bond?
A mutation that can be passed down to future generations...
What is a chromosomal/heritable mutation?