Bases Loaded
This is the number of different N-bases in DNA.
What is 4?
This is where DNA replication occurs in a cell.
Where is the nucleus?
A mistake in a DNA code is known as this.
What is a mutation?
The protein that attaches to red blood cells and transports oxygen is this.
What is hemoglobin?
The enzyme that opens the Helix during DNA transcription.
What is RNA polymerase?
This base is found in RNA but not DNA.
What is uracil?
This is where Transcription takes place in a cell.
Where is the nucleus?
Blood cells that have an abnormal shape because of a mutation in DNA, causes this disease.
What is sickle cell?
These are the building block of proteins.
What are amino acids?
Cancer causing agents that can mutate DNA are called these.
What are carcinogens?
This is the number of bases in a codon.
What is 3?
This is where translation and protein synthesis occurs.
Where is the ribosome?
The condition where an individual does not produce pigment is called this.
What is albinism?
A section of DNA that codes for a specific protein is simply called this.
What is a gene?
DNA is made of repeating units called these.
What are nucleotides?
This is the number of people on base when a grand slam is hit.
What is 3?
The sugar found in RNA is called this
What is ribose?
A deletion or insertion in DNA is known as this type of mutation.
What is a frameshift mutation?
The protein that gives skin, hair and eyes pigment/color is called this.
What is melanin?
The enzyme that unzips the DNA molecule during replication by breaking H-bonds is called this.
What is Helicase?
Adenine always pairs with this base in DNA
What is thymine?
The sugar found on DNA is called this.
What is deoxyribose?
A substitution mutation where one base pair is swapped out for another by mistake is called this.
What is a point mutation?
The individual units that make up the double helix are the N-bases, a sugar, and this 3rd part.
What is a phosphate group?
The term for DNA replication saving the 2 original strands and creating 2 new ones is known as this.
What is semi-conservative?