Macromolecules
What macromolecules do enzymes belong to?
Proteins
What is the shape of DNA?
Double Helix
When does DNA replication occur?
S phase of interphase
What are the two steps of Protein synthesis?
1.
2.
1. Transcription
2. Translation
Which type of mutation is worse, gene or chromosomal?
Chromosomal
What is the monomer for proteins?
Amino Acids
What are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
What enzyme "unzips" the DNA for replication?
Helicase
What does Transcription occur?
Nucleus
What a gene is added or deleted, what type of mutation does this cause?
Frameshift
DNA belongs to what category of macromolecules?
Nucleic Acids
What is a single nucleotide made of?
Sugar, phosphate and a nitrogenous base
What does it mean for the replicated process to be semiconservative?
One old (original)
One new
Where does Translation occur?
Ribosomes
Where must a mutation occur to be passed on to offspring?
Gametes
Sperm or Egg Cell
What do enzymes do to a chemical reaction?
Speed it up
Lower the activation energy
20%
What would be the complimentary strand for the DNA template below?
AAT CCG TGC
TTA GGC ACG
What would be the mRNA strand from the DNA template below?
AAT CGC TCT
UUA GCG AGA
What is affected when the DNA sequence of bases mutates?
The amino acids for making proteins