A mutation that does not change the sequence of amino acids and does not cause disease.
What is a silent mutation?
The enzyme that builds the mRNA from the DNA template
RNA polymerase
A mutation that results in a stop codon being in the wrong place.
Non-sense mutation
What does it mean for codons to be unambiguous
This type of RNA has the anti codon on it and also carries amino acids
tRNA
What does it mean that codons are redundant?
Multiple codons will code for the same amino acid.
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?
The DNA template strand reads CCA. What would the anticodon read?
CCA
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?
A disease that results in a change in the shape of hemoglobin in red blood cells due to a point mutation.
What is sickle cell anemia