DNA replication
Genes and Proteins
mRNA
tRNA
Mutations
100
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
What is DNA?
100
Genes
What are pairs of chromosomes?
100
mRNA codes for this
What is an amino acid?
100
Bases located on the tRNA
What is the anticodon?
100
Mutations
What is a change in the number, type or order of bases?
200
Nucleotide
What is subunit of DNA a sugar, phosphate and a base?
200
Three bases
What is makes an amino acid?
200
Three bases
What is a codon?
200
Process of making a protein
What is translation?
200
Three types
What is deletion, insertion or substitution?
300
Helicase
What unzips the Helix?
300
Determined by genes
What are inherited characteristics?
300
Organelle which translates the mRNA
What is ribosome?
300
tRNA picks up amino acid
What is cytoplasm?
300
Sickle cell anemia
What is a substitution mutation?
400
Marks the start of DNA replication
What is primase?
400
A long string of amino acids
What is protein?
400
The copying of the genetic code for the protein
What is transcription?
400
tRNA anti-codon matches mRNA codon
What is the ribosome?
400
X-rays, UV rays, cigarette smoke
What are mutagens?
500
Nitrogenous bases
What is adenine/thymine, cystine/guanine?
500
Thousands of proteins
What codes for thousands of genes?
500
Locations of mRNA
What is nucleus to cytoplasm?
500
Linking of amino acids
What is a protein?
500
Identifies unique pattern in individuals DNA
What is DNA fingerprinting?
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