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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 that does not change the sequence of amino acids and does not cause disease.
What is a silent mutation?
100
These are the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
200

DNA strand runs in opposite directions

What is antiparallel strand?

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? Which enzyme catalyzes this process?

What is Transcription? What is RNA polymerase?

200

The type of mutation that occurs when one base is replaced by another that results in a change in amino acid sequence

What is a missense mutation?

200
The bonds that link amino acids together.
What are peptide bonds?
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, Describe the functions of each.

What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA?

300
Anticodons and amino acids are found on this molecule.
What is transfer RNA?
300

A mutation that results in a change in sequence to a stop codon

What is a Non-sense mutation?

300
These special types of proteins help to unzip DNA and match up complementary nucleotide bases during DNA replication and protein synthesis.
What are enzymes?
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 & 3 bases on the tRNA

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
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?
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?