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RNA
Ribosomes & Protein Synthesis
Mutations
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Potpourri
100
Base contained in RNA but not DNA.
What is uracil?
100
The number of nucleotides (bases) needed to specify three amino acids.
What is 9?
100
a mutation that involves one or a few nucleotides
What is gene mutation?
100
Mutation that occurs when one base is removed from DNA.
What is deletion?
100
The amino acid specified by the mRNA code CCC in figure 13-3.
What is Proline?
200
Bases found in both DNA and RNA.
What is adenine, guanine and cytosine?
200
This happens during translation.
What is RNA is used to form a protein?
200
when one base is changed for another
What is substitution?
200
Mutations can be what three things
positive, negative, neutral
200
mRNA
messenger RNA
300
Three types of RNA used in protein synthesis.
What is mRNA, rRNA and tRNA?
300
The group of 3 bases that code for one amino acid.
What is codon (on the mRNA)?
300
Most mutations likely have what type of effect on an organism?
no effect; neutral effect
300
Which is more harmful a gene deletion or a chromosomal deletion?
chromosomal deletion
300
The number of nucleotides that make up one codon.
What is 3?
400
DNA is used as a template to form this molecule.
What is mRNA
400
This is where translation takes place.
What is on ribosomes in the cytoplasm?
400
When one base is added
insertion
400
Uncontrolled cell growth.
What is cancer?
400
amino acid coded for by UAC
glycine
500
The sugar in the nucleotide in RNA.
What is ribose?
500
The place where transcription takes place.
What is in the nucleus?
500
a mutation that changes the structure or number of chromosomes
chromosomal mutation
500
What is the amino acid that indicates the end of a protein
stop
500
The codon that signals for a protein to start
Methionine