Mutation Types
a type of mutation in which a portion of genetic material is duplicated or replicated, resulting in multiple copies of that region
What is Duplication Mutation?
a random change in the DNA
What is a Mutation?
RNA consisting of folded molecules which transport amino acids from the cytoplasm of the cell to a ribosome
the nitrogenous base that pairs with Thymine
What is Adenine?
the shape of a DNA molecule
What is a Double Helix?
any change in the chromosomal segments of DNA strands
What is Chromosomal Mutation?
two single strands of DNA in which the nucleotide sequence is such that they bind as a result of base pairing
the part of mRNA that is excluded in Eukaryotes
What are Introns?
the nitrogenous base that pairs with Adenine in RNA
What is Uracil?
the part of DNA and RNA that form the code for proteins
What are Nitrogenous Bases?
a type of mutation involving the loss of genetic material
What is Deletion Mutation?
a unit of DNA within the chromosome that correlates to a specific function
What is a Gene?
a single-stranded RNA molecule that carries genetic code from DNA to ribosomes
What is mRNA (Messenger RNA)
a pair of complementary bases in a double-stranded nucleic acid
What are Base Pairs?
the start codon for amino acid sequencing
What is AUG?
a genetic alteration in which a single base pair substitution alters the genetic code in a way that produces a different amino acid from what would usually be produced
What is Missense Mutation?
the strand used by DNA polymerase or RNA polymerase to attach complementary bases during replication or transcription
What is a Template Strand?
an important biological macromolecule that functions to convert the genetic information of DNA in proteins
What is RNA? (Ribonucleic Acid)
the nitrogenous base that pairs with Cytosine
What is Guanine?
the basic building block of nucleic acids
What is a Nucleotide?
What is Nondisjunction?
the process by which DNA makes copies of itself
What is Semiconservative Replication?
the molecular component of the ribosome/the cells essential protein factory
What is rRNA? (Ribosomal RNA)
a sequence of 3 consecutive nucleotides that code for a specific amino acid
What is an Allele?