These are the two overarching categories of mutation (not just any two types)
What are gene mutation and chromosomal mutation?
The four nitrogenous bases of DNA
What are cytosine, thymine, adenine, and guanine
A chromosomal mutation in which the order of parts of the chromosome are reversed.
What is an inversion mutation?
Occurs when microRNA prevents a gene from being expressed
What is RNA interference?
A group of genes that are regulated together in a prokaryote
What is an operon?
The full names for three different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA, ribosomal RNA, and micro RNA?
A mutation that occurs when part of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another.
What is chromosomal translocation?
This enzyme creates new RNA strands by linking nucleotides together.
What is RNA polymerase?
The process in which an mRNA strand is used to make a polypeptide chain
What is translation?
These molecules are critical for regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes
What are transcription factors?
The number of codons there are in the genetic code
What is 64
The original strand of DNA is ACT TTG CGA The mutated strand of DNA is ACT TTC GA This is a _______________ mutation that causes a _________.
What is a deletion? What is a frameshift?