which nitrogenous base is in RNA that isn't in DNA
Uracil
From which molecules are mRNA molecules transcribed?
DNA
What does GAU make?
Asp
When a chromosome undergoes a deletion mutation, what happens to the information?
It's lost
What is a specific sequence of nucleotides that serve as a binding site for RNA polymerase to start making mRNA
Which type of RNA copies info in genetic code from the nucleus to other parts of the cell?
tRNA
What does CGU make?
Arg
Which of the following is a chromosomal mutation
1. Point mutation
2. Substitution
3. Insertion
4. Inversion
4. Inversion
True or False:
RNA is usually double stranded
False, RNA is usually single stranded
During translation what does the type of amino acid that is added to the growing polypeptide chain depend on?
Anti codon on the mRNA and the anti codon on the tRNA
What does UUU make?
Phe
A mutation that involves one nucleotide is called
1. Translocation
2. An inversion
3. A mutagen
4. A point mutation
RNA contains the sugar ____
Ribose
What is produced during transcription?
mRNA molecules
What does AGU make?
Ser
Which of the following is a name of a type of chromosomal mutation AND a type of gene mutation?
1. Substitution
2. Insertion
3. Deletion
4. Inversion
3. Deletion
Protiens
What are the three types of RNA?
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
What does GAG make?
Glu
What is a mutation?
A heritable changes in genetic information that occur when cells make mistakes in copying their own DNA, inserting the wrong base, or skipping bases as the strand is put together.