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DNA
RNA
Protein Synthesis
Mutations
Miscellaneous
100
The sugar that is part of DNA
What is deoxyribose?
100
The sugar that is found in RNA
What is Ribose?
100
Translation of RNA to protein happens here
What is a Ribosome?
100

A mutation where only one nucleotide is affected. 

What is a point mutation?

100
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
200
The 4 nitrogen bases of DNA
What are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine?
200
The sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA that would complement the following bases on DNA: A T T C G C A G T
What is U A A G C G U C A
200
DNA is copied into a strand of RNA during this step of protein synthesis.
What is Transcription?
200

The type of mutation that occurs when one base is replaced by another, causing the amino acid to change into a STOP codon and stopping translation.

What is a nonsense mutation (substitution)?

200

The scientist responsible for photo 51, which led to the discovery of the double helix model. 

Who is Rosalind Franklin? 
300
Two things that happen in the nucleus involving DNA
What are DNA Replication and Transcription?
300
The full names for the three different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA?
300
Anticodons and amino acids are found on this molecule.
What is transfer RNA?
300

The type of mutation that occurs when one base is replaced by another, somtimes causing only one amino acid to change. 

What is a missense (substitution) mutation?

300

The enzyme that is responsible for adding nucleotides, during DNA replication. 

What is DNA polymerase? 

400
The three parts of the DNA nucleotide (building block)
What are deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base?
400
The names of the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA.
What are Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil?
400
Groups of three bases on a mRNA molecule
What is a codon?
400

The type of mutation that happens when a base is either deleted or inserted, causing a change in the reading of codons and amino acids.

What is a frameshift?

400

The enzyme that is responsible for unzipping DNA, during DNA replication. 

What is Helicase?
500
The reason why DNA replication happens.
What is to pass on genetic information to other cells during cell division?
500
Two differences between the STRUCTURE of RNA and DNA.
What is DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded? What is RNA has RIbose and DNA has Deoxyribose? What is RNA has the base Uracil and DNA has the base Thymine?
500
This is the anticodon for CAG
What is GUC?
500
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 _________ of amino acids.
What is a deletion? What is a frameshift?
500
The name for long chains of amino acids that form during protein synthesis.
What are polypeptides?