DNA & RNA
Sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base combine to make this structure
What is a nucleotide?
This causes the two strands of the double helix of DNA to stay joined together.
What is the joining of base pairs?
The monomers (building blocks) of a protein.
What are amino acids?
Arises from inaccurate DNA replication.
What is a mutation?
Thymine with Adenine and Guanine with Cytosine are examples of this
What is (complementary) base pairs?
The enzyme that unzips the DNA molecule during DNA replication.
What is helicase?
The part of the cell in which mRNA binds to tRNA.
What is the Ribosomes?
The function of hemoglobin.
What is Carrying Oxygen.
Which cell must contain a mutation if it is to be passed onto a child?
A gamete (sperm/egg)
A difference between RNA and DNA.
What is the type of sugar
single stranded vs. double stranded.
U instead of T
Why is the presence of DNA important for the cellular metabolic activities?
DNA directs the production of proteins.
The enzyme that builds RNA.
Arrange these from LARGEST to SMALLEST Nucleotide, Chromosome, Cell, gene, Nucleus
What is Cell, Nucleus, Chromosome, gene, Nucleotide?
This molecule maintains genetic continuity through replication and controls cellular activity while remaining in the nucleus.
What is DNA?
The enzyme that builds new DNA strands.
DNA polymerase.
The process of assembling amino acids into a polypeptide using the information encoded in the RNA
What is Translation?
The genetic code codes for proteins. Why is it called "universal"?
All of life uses the same genetic code.
A DNA molecule containing DNA from different sources is called this
recombinant DNA
TWO molecules needed for DNA replication.
DNA, Nucleotides, DNA Polymerase, Helicase
What travels from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, carries information for the production of a protein, and is single stranded?
What is mRNA?
The part of the cell that ships proteins out of the cell.
What is the Golgi?
Certain mutations can lead to the cell dividing more often than it should. What disease would arise from these mutations?
What is cancer?