The name of a mutation that accidentally changes a nucleotide to one that doesn't pair correctly.
What is substititution?
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 an extra codon is added or inserted making the chain longer
What is a insertion?
200
Took a picture of DNA, but is not credited with the discovery
Who is Franklin?
300
Two things that happen in the nucleus involving DNA
What are DNA Replication and Transcription?
300
The full names for the two different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA and transfer RNA?
300
Anticodons and amino acids are found on this type of RNA.
What is transfer RNA?
300
A mutation that results in a change in amino acid sequence by relocating the codon to a different place in the chain of amino acids.
What is a translocation mutation?
300
Figured out the base pairing rules - key word rules
Who is Chargaff?
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
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.